Arabic version: هيئة تداول السلع الآجلة تدرس إيداعات عقود الأحداث لدى كالشي

According to Cnbc, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is investigating whether prediction market platform Kalshi properly informed the agency about proposed event contracts. Kalshi confirmed the inquiry and described it as a minor issue involving how contracts were filed.

Kalshi said the CFTC flagged weather-related contracts and that it is working with the regulator to address the matter. The company did not say when the investigation began, while the CFTC did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Politico first reported the probe, saying charges could come soon based on the agency’s private notification to Kalshi. The platform declined to comment on possible charges.

Prediction market platforms can self-certify event contracts without prior CFTC approval, provided the contracts comply with the Commodity Exchange Act. The process is intended to allow new contracts to reach the market faster. Elisabeth Diana, Kalshi’s head of communications, said the notice concerned a procedural error involving a handful of contracts, many of which were not live.

The inquiry is the latest CFTC action involving prediction markets. In August, the agency ordered Kalshi to remove sports-related “mention markets” while it reviewed that contract type. The CFTC is also conducting a broad investigation of competitor Polymarket, including whether it violated a 2022 settlement barring U.S. traders from its international platform. CNBC disclosed that it has a commercial relationship with Kalshi that includes customer acquisition and a minority investment.