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I can't really point out any specific text, it is woven throughout the whole article. I'll reword it when I have time, if it is kept at AFD. MrOllie (talk) 15:28, 24 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The company's marketing reps repeat this again and again, and a few sources that work with them have adopted the wording. But it is highly dubious, given the existence of regulations for Binary options and the like, as well as the fact that PredictIt has had CFTC approval (in the form of a no-action letter) since 2014. MrOllie (talk) 16:20, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not an expert on regulation which is why I simply cited what a number of reliable sources claimed. Are binary options the same financial instrument as event contracts, with the same egulatory frameworks?
Perhaps this description by Bloomberg is more accurate rather than just a rehash of what the company touts itself as:
Binary options aren't exactly the same as event contracts, but are another form of 'trade directly on the likelihood of a particular event'. The American Prospect gets it wrong, IMO. Kalshi isn't the first such exchange, and they're not even the first the CFTC has given a nod to, they're just the first that has filed a particular sort of paperwork. Bloomberg's 'CFTC registration' is technically correct, but doesn't really capture how unimportant this is. We should be careful not to imply this is some kind of important milestone. MrOllie (talk) 17:07, 14 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]