CFTC Issues New Guidance to Curb Manipulation in Prediction Markets - Bloomberg

Markets Facebook X LinkedIn Email Link Gift Expand The Commodity Futures Trading Commission headquarters in Washington. Photographer: Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg Facebook X LinkedIn Email Link Gift Gift this article Contact us: Provide news feedback or report an error Confidential tip? Send a tip to our reporters Site feedback: Take our Survey New Window Facebook X LinkedIn Email Link Gift By Lydia Beyoud and Emily Nicolle March 12, 2026 at 5:32 PM UTC Bookmark Save The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued new guidance for prediction markets, asking exchanges to engage with regulators before opening certain markets that might be vulnerable to manipulation and insider trading. The document released on Thursday offers one of the first official responses from federal regulators to several of the controversies that have swirled around prediction markets as they have exploded in popularity over the past year.