Prediction Market Platforms

Regulation and Availability

CFTC-regulated Designated Contract Market; KalshiEX context.

International access in many countries, subject to identity verification, law, policy, and restricted jurisdictions. U.S. access is supported with market and product restrictions.

Fees and Limits

Formula-based trading fees on matched orders; no settlement or membership fee. Deposit and withdrawal fees vary by method.

Partial: no single universal ordinary-user position limit verified; market makers may have adjusted limits.

Money Movement

Card, ACH for U.S. users, crypto, wire, and some U.S.-only payment apps.

Bank transfer withdrawals for U.S. users; debit card and crypto for U.S. and international users; PayPal/Venmo where available; Cash App deposits-only.

Settlement

Market-specific Kalshi rules define outcome criteria and verification source; Kalshi determines outcome after expiration using contract rules and source information.

Referral / Affiliate

Product-specific referral program verified, but reward amount, eligibility, expiration, and caps are dynamic/account-specific. Do not hardcode monetized terms before publish recheck.

Sources

Last checked: 2026-05-29. Safe for the first public table, but do not publish static restricted-country or universal limit lists without a current access date.

Regulation and Availability

International platform is not CFTC-regulated; Polymarket US/QCX LLC is described in Terms as a CFTC-regulated DCM.

International platform has geoblocking; U.S. is blocked on international Polymarket. Polymarket US/QCX remains separate and partial until product details are verified.

Fees and Limits

Category-dependent taker fees; maker fee currently 0. Third-party deposit and withdrawal costs may apply.

Verified: no orderbook trading-size limit by design, with liquidity and counterparty caveats.

Money Movement

Crypto/stablecoin bridge model using pUSD/USDC.

Crypto/stablecoin withdrawals; pUSD can be withdrawn or bridged to supported chains/tokens with automatic bridge/swap caveats.

Settlement

UMA Optimistic Oracle plus market-specific rules; rules define resolution source, end date, and edge cases.

Referral / Affiliate

Product-specific referral program verified in source research, but no affiliate CTA or reward claim should appear until publish recheck.

Sources

Last checked: 2026-05-29. The U.S./global caveat must stay visible. Do not flatten country-list differences from official help/docs into one static claim.

Regulation and Availability

CFTC Letter 25-20 amended Letter 14-130 for PredictIt/PMRC no-action scope.

18+ U.S. Persons only under PredictIt's definition; state and territory restrictions are not verified from public official sources.

Fees and Limits

10% fee on profitable share-sale profits; 5% withdrawal processing fee; no account-opening or deposit fee.

Verified: $3,500 position/investment limit framing from PredictIt Terms and CFTC Letter 25-20.

Money Movement

Minimum $10 account balance verified; exact current payment rails not publicly verified.

Partial: withdrawal requests from Ledger, deposit-date hold, identity/payment/fraud checks, withdrawal limits/frequency caveats; exact rails need recheck.

Settlement

Market-specific rules govern trading and settlement; Provider judges payout conditions and Clearing House credits ledger after outcome judgment.

Referral / Affiliate

Unknown / not verified. Do not claim no program exists; say no current official referral or affiliate source was verified.

Sources

Last checked: 2026-05-29. Safe for a public table only with partial confidence and cautious funding/withdrawal wording.

Regulation and Availability

Coinbase Financial Markets context; independent regulated exchange determines outcomes per Coinbase help.

Prediction markets are available to U.S. residents only, excluding Nevada; Coinbase says travel abroad does not affect access.

Fees and Limits

Fee breakdown is shown before order; no fixed public fee schedule verified.

Conditional: contract-holding limit is based on certified financial information, applies per market, includes filled contracts and open orders, and may change with market conditions.

Money Movement

USD and USDC through the primary Coinbase account and prediction balance.

Product payout transfer: winnings become available in Prediction Market USD balance and transfer automatically to primary Coinbase account on a business-day schedule.

Settlement

Each market has rules; independent regulated exchange uses the listed source of truth, such as official statistics, certified results, market data, or trusted news outlets.

Referral / Affiliate

Partial: general Coinbase referral and affiliate programs exist, but prediction-market-specific applicability is not verified.

Sources

Last checked: 2026-05-29. Keep product/entity wording close to official Coinbase help. Do not imply prediction-market trades qualify for rewards unless a source confirms it.

Regulation and Availability

Robinhood Derivatives account and exchange partners; settlement determinations made by exchange partner, not Robinhood.

U.S. residents with approved Robinhood Derivatives account where supported; Maryland excluded; Nevada sports-event restriction; more restrictions may apply.

Fees and Limits

Event-contract commissions and exchange fees apply; fee details are time-sensitive and should be checked before trading.

Variable: maximum contracts vary by contract side/event.

Money Movement

Funded through Robinhood investing account; event-contract buying power is separate.

Winning proceeds generally move to event-contract buying power within one business day after settlement; user can transfer to brokerage account and withdraw.

Settlement

Exchange partner defines terms and makes settlement determinations; official data source generally specified in event details/terms.

Referral / Affiliate

Partial: general Robinhood affiliate program exists; event-contract-specific applicability is not verified.

Sources

Last checked: 2026-05-29. Recheck fees and state/product restrictions before publish. Official support says additional state restrictions may apply and users should check the app.

Regulation and Availability

Crypto.com | Derivatives North America / Nadex rule context.

Sports Event Trading is U.S.-only; state and product restrictions need recheck.

Fees and Limits

Fees vary by contract value and scenario; exchange/technology fees are shown in official help examples.

Verified event-level position limits by contract value: $1, $10, and $100 contract-value tiers have different open-position limits.

Money Movement

USD Cash Account, bank/wire, eligible Instant Deposit, and Crypto Funding.

Partial: USD Cash Account withdrawal via Crypto.com cash account/ACH is verified generally; Sports Event Trading-specific post-trade withdrawal path needs recheck.

Settlement

Exchange/CDNA and product filings/rules; Sports Event Trading settles after the event outcome is determined, with rulebook review process where needed.

Referral / Affiliate

Partial: general app referral and affiliate programs exist; Sports Event Trading / Predictions applicability is not explicitly verified.

Sources

Last checked: 2026-05-29. Safe for the first table only with partial state/product caveat and no product-specific withdrawal overclaim.

Regulation and Availability

DraftKings Predictions is a CFTC-registered Introducing Broker and NFA member; markets can reference CDNA/Nadex rules.

Physical-location based U.S./D.C./territory availability; not available on tribal land; exact market categories need recheck from live map/app.

Fees and Limits

$0.01 commission per contract per side, excluding exchange fees.

Unknown / needs recheck: no public numeric trading or position limit verified.

Money Movement

Debit card, ACH, Apple Pay debit, Venmo, PayPal; $5 minimum deposit.

Partial: terms indicate payouts/profits may move to cash balance and be withdrawn, but a Predictions-specific withdrawal method list was not verified.

Settlement

Market-specific rules and CDNA/Nadex rule linkage; example markets show $1 per correct contract and rule-based handling of delayed/void/early outcomes.

Referral / Affiliate

Partial: general DraftKings Refer a Friend exists; current dedicated DraftKings Predictions referral program not verified.

Sources

Last checked: 2026-05-29. Do not flatten the exact state/category map into a static list. Expired or time-limited promotion text is not proof of a current referral offer.