CFTC Publishes Prediction Market Swap Definition Rules: Interim Final Rule Effective, Event-Contract Rule Open for Comment

CFTC Publishes Prediction Market Swap Definition Rules: Interim Final Rule Effective, Event-Contract Rule Open for Comment

On September 28, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the CFTC or Commission) submitted two proposed rules to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) that would further define the term “swap” under the Commodity Exchange Act to resolve the question of whether event contracts traded on prediction market platforms fall within […]