United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Submits Legal Brief to Reaffirm Exclusive Jurisdiction Over United States Commodity Derivatives Market Including Event Contract Markets (Prediction Markets), Event Contracts Allow Investors to Hedge Event-Driven Risks
18th February 2026 | Hong Kong
The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has submitted a legal brief to United States court to reaffirm exclusive jurisdiction over United States commodity derivatives market including event contract markets (Prediction markets). Event contracts allow investors to hedge event-driven risks. Announcement (17/2/26): “The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit confirming its exclusive jurisdiction over the U.S. commodity derivatives markets, including event contract markets commonly referred to as prediction markets. The brief was filed in North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. et al v. The State of Nevada on relation of the Nevada Gaming Control Board et al … … The amicus brief outlines the legal history of the CFTC’s exclusive jurisdiction over all commodity derivatives markets, including prediction markets. Over the years, courts and Congress have established and affirmed the CFTC’s role in regulating these markets. States and other federal entities do not have the authority to further regulate markets within the CFTC’s exclusive jurisdiction, and attempting to do so would have destabilizing economic effects. The CFTC first officially recognized event contracts in 1992 when it allowed the Iowa Electronic Markets, a futures market at the University of Iowa in which traders can buy and sell contracts pegged to events such as presidential elections and corporate earnings. In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, Congress expressly granted the CFTC comprehensive authority over any such contract based on a commodity, which is broadly defined in statute. The Commodity Exchange Act is designed to account for innovation in the financial markets, allowing for new and emerging use cases within CFTC-regulated markets.” CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig: “CFTC-registered exchanges have faced an onslaught of lawsuits seeking to limit Americans’ access to event contracts and undermine the CFTC’s sole regulatory jurisdiction over prediction markets. This power grab ignores the law and decades of precedent. Event contracts allow businesses and individuals to hedge event-driven risks, enable investors to manage portfolio exposure, and provide the public with information about the outcome of future events. These products are commodity derivatives and squarely within the CFTC’s regulatory remit. As I’ve said before, the CFTC has the expertise and responsibility to defend its exclusive jurisdiction over commodity derivatives, and that’s exactly what we’ll do.”
“ United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Submits Legal Brief to Reaffirm Exclusive Jurisdiction Over United States Commodity Derivatives Market Including Event Contract Markets (Prediction Markets), Event Contracts Allow Investors to Hedge Event-Driven Risks “
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Notes:
- CFTC Amicus Brief
- Chairman Selig’s commentary in the Wall Street Journal
- Chairman Selig on Fox Business Network
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United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Submits Legal Brief to Reaffirm Exclusive Jurisdiction Over United States Commodity Derivatives Market Including Event Contract Markets (Prediction Markets), Event Contracts Allow Investors to Hedge Event-Driven Risks
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