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The infrastructure behind prediction markets is growing. Oscar Levy, co-founder of River Markets, joins to discuss how he is building a prime broker for prediction markets. We also discuss market fragmentation, the role of intermediaries, and the advantages of trading event contracts.

Perpetuals are onshore and gaining traction. Jeff Bandman, CEO of Kalshi Prime, joins to discuss how perpetuals work, the expanding range of underlying assets, and the potential introduction of margin for prediction-market event contracts.

Prediction markets have created new challenges for companies, and employee trading is one issue compliance departments are facing right now. Steve Brown, Head of Business Development at StarCompliance, discusses how firms are approaching the challenge, including policies, pre-approval, and post-trade monitoring. He also discusses StarCompliance’s partnership with Kalshi and its software solution for monitoring employee prediction market trading.

NextPredict is the world’s largest prediction markets summit. Pierre Lindh, Co-Founder of NextPredict, joins to discuss the summit and its hedge with Kalshi and Susquehanna. He also explains why he believes the insurance industry will be the future battleground for prediction markets and discusses the tension between sports betting and prediction markets.

In this episode, Matt Vegh speaks with Josh Sterling, who represents Kalshi in various matters. The conversation covers the core legal issues, what could come next, and, of course, elephants, mice, and ducks. If you have been following the litigation, you know why these animals make an appearance. If not, listen to the episode to find out. Given the rapid developments, it is important to note that this episode was recorded on September 8.

Matt Vegh speaks with Cyrus Chan, Co-Founder and CEO of Saperity. Saperity is a Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) helping clients use prediction markets for risk management. Topics include: 1. Using prediction market data to inform business decisions. 2. Executing trades on prediction markets to hedge risk. 3. How block trades work and provide liquidity beyond what appears on screen.

In this episode, Matt Vegh speaks with Andy Ross, Head of Institutional at Kalshi. Topics include: Kalshi’s strategy for growing institutional adoption of prediction markets. The value of the data generated by prediction markets. Kalshi’s expansion into perpetuals and how it fits into the company’s broader strategy. The hurdles that remain to greater institutional adoption of prediction markets.

John Conlon joins to discuss  1. The story behind the first event contract block trade brokered by Greenlight Commodities  2. Why event contracts offer a unique hedging tool for institutions  3. What is needed for greater institutional adoption

Daniel Taylor, Wharton Professor, Director of the Wharton Forensic Analytics Lab, and a member of Kalshi's Independent Surveillance Audit Committee discusses: The similarities and differences between insider trading in equity markets and prediction markets. Why the claim that insider trading leads to more informed prices is a myth. Why Kalshi is uniquely positioned to set the standard for prediction market integrity. The specific measures that should be implemented to combat insider trading in prediction markets. Link to Wharton Forensic Analytics Lab: https://ai-analytics.wharton.upenn.edu/wharton-forensic-analytics-lab/

Marina D'Angelo, Head of Europe at DLT Law, breaks down the European prediction market landscape, including: • Gibraltar's new prediction market regulatory regime • MiFID II and ESMA's recent statement • MiCA's potential role in regulating prediction markets • Country-specific gambling regulations • Myths surrounding “offshore licenses”

In this episode, Matt Vegh speaks with Lucas Kohorst, Co-Founder of Adjacent Markets. Adjacent Markets is building indices and benchmarks for event contracts and is backed by Night Capital, VanEck, UFO Holdings, Maven11 and DCG. We discuss why indices are especially important for prediction markets, how these products are designed, and where Lucas sees prediction markets heading.

In this episode, John Lothian joins Prediction Markets Report to share his perspective on prediction markets, the CFTC, and perpetuals.

In this episode, Matt Vegh speaks with Carl Kennedy. Topics include: • The CFTC's Regulatory Agenda • Insider Trading Enforcement and Jurisdictional Challenges • Perpetuals: Futures or Swaps?

In this episode, we cover: • The current state of prediction market surveillance • The similarities and differences between prediction markets and traditional financial markets • The challenges posed by the wide variety of event contracts • The future of surveillance for prediction markets

In this episode we cover: • Ritesh’s experience as a prediction market trader and how it led to the founding of Oddpool • The challenges institutions face in entering the prediction markets space • What a mature prediction market industry could look like in the future