Kalshi secures license to offer margin trading to institutional investors

Margin feature is a departure from traditional prediction markets, which typically require fully collateralized positions, and comes as the industry sees growing trading volumes and investment. What to know : Prediction market platform Kalshi has been cleared to offer margin trading to professional clients, allowing them to open positions with less upfront capital. The move is designed to make Kalshi more appealing to institutional investors, and could be rolled out first for new products rather than core event contracts. Kalshi's margin feature is a departure from traditional prediction markets, which typically require fully collateralized positions, and comes as the industry sees growing trading volumes and investment, including a recent $1 billion funding round for Kalshi.