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Kalshi completed its first bespoke block trade, with Jump Trading providing liquidity. The six figure deal, tied to a California carbon allowance auction, signals institutional functionality and demand, positioning prediction markets to attract larger investors beyond its retail user base.
The block trade was a six-figure sum, making it far smaller than those typically seen in traditional finance. Still, having the capacity to broker such deals will likely make prediction markets more appealing to institutional investors who need to deploy much larger amounts of capital than Kalshi’s current base of retail clients. Read More: Prime Brokers Race to Give Wall Street Access to Event Bets “It’s a step forward as far as us having institutional functionality and support to be able to do these types of transactions,” Max Crowley, Kalshi’s vice president of business development, said in an interview.
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