Prediction Markets

What it does

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) is issuing this Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and seeking public comment regarding event contract derivatives traded on markets commonly referred to as "prediction markets." In particular, the Commission is seeking information and public comment on statutory core principles and Commission regulations that apply to prediction markets, the types of event contracts that may be prohibited as contrary to the public interest, cost-benefit considerations related to prediction markets, and other topics. The Commission may use the information and comments received from this Notice to inform potential future agency action, such as rulemaking, with respect to prediction markets.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 3038-AF65 since Jan. 1, 2025.

Since then:

• June 12, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Prediction Markets; Public Interest Determinations

What happens next and when

Comments must be in writing and received by April 30, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket CFTC-2026-0331 on Regulations.gov

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register