Regulatory contracts
Whether an approval, registration or enforcement action lands by a date.
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Settlement
How Prediction markets markets resolve.
Read the resolution source before the price — it decides more outcomes than direction does.
This board is the industry watching itself: contracts about regulatory approvals, court rulings, venue launches and shutdowns. It matters because these outcomes decide which platforms the rest of this site can even recommend.
It is also the category with the most obvious conflict of interest. Markets about a venue that are listed on that venue deserve extra scepticism about liquidity and incentives, not less.
| Settlement source | What to check |
|---|---|
| Regulator filings and ordersApprovals, registrations and enforcement | Public dockets settle; press coverage does not |
| Court recordsLitigation over product legality | Filings are definitive; scheduling slips are routine |
| Exchange rulebooksListing, delisting and contract changes | Official notices rather than community reports |
| Company announcementsLaunches, closures and partnerships | Verify against the primary source |
Contract types
What trades on this board.
The same headline event can be listed as several different contracts. These are the shapes you will meet in prediction markets.
Legal contracts
Whether a court rules a stated way in a stated window.
Venue contracts
Whether a platform launches, expands or shuts a product.
Milestone contracts
Volume, listing and adoption thresholds read from official reporting.
Calendar and liquidity
- Regulatory comment periods and decision deadlines drive the schedule.
- Court calendars determine when legal contracts can resolve.
- Election cycles pull regulatory attention onto political contracts.
- Product launches cluster around major sporting and political events.
Where prediction markets contracts go wrong
- Self-referential markets carry an incentive problem — weigh who benefits from the price.
- Regulatory language is technical; approval of one product is not approval of a category.
- Liquidity is thin because the audience is small, so spreads punish short holding periods.
- Announcement-versus-completion wording splits many venue-launch contracts.
Venue fit
Where prediction markets contracts actually list.
Coverage differs sharply by category. These are the venues worth comparing first here — always verify eligibility yourself.
PolymarketMost active industry and regulation questions, including ones about its own sector.
KalshiRegulated venue whose own filings frequently are the settlement source.
MetaculusLong-horizon regulatory forecasting with written reasoning attached.Editorial comparison only, not financial advice. Prediction markets can lose money, regional eligibility changes, and settlement rules are set by each venue. Read our rating method and fees and risk guide before funding an account.
FAQ
Prediction markets settlement questions.
Why trade markets about prediction markets?
Because regulatory outcomes decide access. Whether a venue can serve your jurisdiction is often a bigger determinant of returns than any single event view.
Is a market about its own venue trustworthy?
Treat it carefully. The incentive structure is not neutral, liquidity is usually thin, and the settlement source may be the venue's own announcement.
What settles a regulatory contract?
The published order, filing or docket entry. Reporting that an approval is imminent — even accurate reporting — does not resolve the contract.
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