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Kalshi Makes Wall Street Hedging Available to Small Businesses

Original title: How Kalshi Is Making Wall Street-Style Hedging Available to Small Businesses

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Summary

Prediction markets are shifting from retail curiosity to institutional infrastructure, according to Andy Ross, Head of Institutional Business at Kalshi. Ross argues that institutional volume will eventually top retail volume. Kalshi offers event contracts that let participants hedge real-world risk, from Bitcoin exposure to the weather. A US oil major checks Kalshi's Strait of Hormuz market at the start of its mornings, showing how such markets can be used to monitor geopolitical risk. Kalshi also operates a clearinghouse, uses KYC checks, and supports tokenized collateral. The case for bringing US-regulated perpetuals onshore into a CFTC-regulated environment is part of the shift. Legal questions around sports event contracts remain. Institutions may want to trade against the data. New markets can be listed on demand. On the retail side, even mom-and-pop ice cream shops can hedge weather risk. The CLARITY Act, institutional milestones, and policing insider trading are also relevant. Prediction markets can serve as an antidote to the doom scroll.

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Key points

  1. Andy Ross is Head of Institutional Business at Kalshi.
  2. Ross argues that institutional volume will eventually top retail volume.
  3. A US oil major checks Kalshi's Strait of Hormuz market at the start of its mornings.
  4. Kalshi operates a clearinghouse, uses KYC checks, and supports tokenized collateral.
  5. A case is made for bringing US-regulated perpetuals onshore into a CFTC-regulated environment.
  6. Hedge funds and mom-and-pop ice cream shops can hedge real-world risk, from Bitcoin to the weather.

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Questions

What does Andy Ross believe about institutional volume?
He believes institutional volume will eventually top retail volume.
What real-world risks can be hedged?
The source describes hedging real-world risk from Bitcoin to the weather.
Where does a US oil major check Kalshi?
It checks Kalshi's Strait of Hormuz market at the start of its mornings.

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