Futu's Subsidiary Taps Kalshi to Bring CFTC-Regulated Event Contracts to Retail Traders

Thursday, 04/06/2026 | 14:25 GMT by Jared Kirui
  • The move positions Moomoo alongside platforms like Robinhood, Webull, and Coinbase.
  • Moomoo recently introduced a tool that lets retail users deploy AI agents to execute trades across global markets.
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Moomoo has partnered with prediction market operator Kalshi to introduce event contracts on its platform, giving eligible users access to trade on real-world outcomes. The move allows users to take positions on economic, political, and cultural events within a regulated framework overseen by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Access to Event-Based Contracts

The new offering enables users to buy and sell contracts linked to specific outcomes such as Federal Reserve rate decisions, inflation data releases, elections, and global events including the 2026 World Cup. These contracts function as exchange-listed derivatives, with prices ranging from 0.01 to 1.00.

According to the announcement, Moomoo has integrated the contracts directly into its trading platform. Users can access them alongside other instruments such as equities, ETFs, and options. The contracts are fully collateralized, which means the maximum potential loss is defined at the time of trade.

Valeria Vouterakou, Source: LinkedIn

Kalshi said the partnership will expand participation in prediction markets. “Prediction markets are built from the wisdom of the crowd,” said Valeria Vouterakou, Counsel at Kalshi. “Integrating with moomoo to expand investor access will make the crowd even bigger.”

Expanding Product Offering

The launch reflects growing interest in event-driven trading, as retail investors seek new ways to engage with market-moving developments. Economic data, policy decisions, and elections often influence asset prices, and event contracts provide a structured way to trade these outcomes.

Moomoo has continued to broaden its product ecosystem in recent months. The company recently introduced crypto deposit and withdrawal features, allowing transfers between external wallets and user accounts. It also rolled out API tools designed to support automated trading strategies.

Several other large retail trading platforms have moved into prediction-style or event-driven products, putting them in a similar strategic category to Moomoo. Robinhood has been cited as part of the broader “retail brokerage push into prediction markets,” because of its interest in letting users trade around real-world events.

Retail Push into Prediction Markets

Its products are however structured differently from Kalshi’s CFTC-listed event contracts. Webull has also been mentioned among brokerages exploring or piloting access to prediction markets, signaling that it is pursuing a comparable product direction aimed at retail traders.

Coinbase, though primarily a cryptocurrency exchange rather than a traditional broker, is grouped alongside Robinhood and Webull as a major retail platform experimenting with prediction markets.

Within this landscape, Moomoo’s integration with Kalshi stands out because it brings fully CFTC-regulated, exchange-listed event contracts directly into a multi-asset brokerage interface. Users can access these contracts alongside equities, ETFs, and options in a single platform, which is not yet the standard implementation across all its peers.

Additionally, Moomoo recently launched a new tool that allows retail investors to connect their own artificial intelligence agents directly to its trading platform, marking its entry into the growing “agentic investing” segment led by rivals such as eToro and Robinhood.

The feature, branded moomoo API Skills, translates plain-English trading instructions into executable orders across major markets including the US, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan, aiming to lower the technical barriers traditionally associated with algorithmic trading.

Moomoo has partnered with prediction market operator Kalshi to introduce event contracts on its platform, giving eligible users access to trade on real-world outcomes. The move allows users to take positions on economic, political, and cultural events within a regulated framework overseen by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Access to Event-Based Contracts

The new offering enables users to buy and sell contracts linked to specific outcomes such as Federal Reserve rate decisions, inflation data releases, elections, and global events including the 2026 World Cup. These contracts function as exchange-listed derivatives, with prices ranging from 0.01 to 1.00.

According to the announcement, Moomoo has integrated the contracts directly into its trading platform. Users can access them alongside other instruments such as equities, ETFs, and options. The contracts are fully collateralized, which means the maximum potential loss is defined at the time of trade.

Valeria Vouterakou, Source: LinkedIn

Kalshi said the partnership will expand participation in prediction markets. “Prediction markets are built from the wisdom of the crowd,” said Valeria Vouterakou, Counsel at Kalshi. “Integrating with moomoo to expand investor access will make the crowd even bigger.”

Expanding Product Offering

The launch reflects growing interest in event-driven trading, as retail investors seek new ways to engage with market-moving developments. Economic data, policy decisions, and elections often influence asset prices, and event contracts provide a structured way to trade these outcomes.

Moomoo has continued to broaden its product ecosystem in recent months. The company recently introduced crypto deposit and withdrawal features, allowing transfers between external wallets and user accounts. It also rolled out API tools designed to support automated trading strategies.

Several other large retail trading platforms have moved into prediction-style or event-driven products, putting them in a similar strategic category to Moomoo. Robinhood has been cited as part of the broader “retail brokerage push into prediction markets,” because of its interest in letting users trade around real-world events.

Retail Push into Prediction Markets

Its products are however structured differently from Kalshi’s CFTC-listed event contracts. Webull has also been mentioned among brokerages exploring or piloting access to prediction markets, signaling that it is pursuing a comparable product direction aimed at retail traders.

Coinbase, though primarily a cryptocurrency exchange rather than a traditional broker, is grouped alongside Robinhood and Webull as a major retail platform experimenting with prediction markets.

Within this landscape, Moomoo’s integration with Kalshi stands out because it brings fully CFTC-regulated, exchange-listed event contracts directly into a multi-asset brokerage interface. Users can access these contracts alongside equities, ETFs, and options in a single platform, which is not yet the standard implementation across all its peers.

Additionally, Moomoo recently launched a new tool that allows retail investors to connect their own artificial intelligence agents directly to its trading platform, marking its entry into the growing “agentic investing” segment led by rivals such as eToro and Robinhood.

The feature, branded moomoo API Skills, translates plain-English trading instructions into executable orders across major markets including the US, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Japan, aiming to lower the technical barriers traditionally associated with algorithmic trading.

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Jared Kirui is an Editor at Finance Magnates with more than five years of experience in financial journalism. He covers online trading, fintech, payments, and crypto industries with a focus on companies, regulation and compliance, executive moves, trading technology, and market analysis. His work has been featured in other media outlets, including Benzinga, ZyCrypto, The Distributed, and The Daily Hodl. Education: Bachelor of Commerce degree (Finance option), University of Nairobi
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