Markets

Key Points

  • Kalshi and Interactive Brokers launched presidential election contracts this month.
  • An appellate court has fast-tracked the CFTC’s appeal in a legal case, but the latest schedule shows that the dispute will not be decided by Election Day on Nov. 5.
  • The markets as they currently stand are small and have an uncertain regulatory future, which may keep some investors away until those issues are resolved.
  • Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour said market makers, including Susquehanna, can handle trades of up to $100 million on his firm’s platform.