Plain-English guides for California traders: how event contracts work, which apps are available, taxes, deposits, withdrawals and what to trade.
The Federal Reserve's May 5-6, 2026 FOMC meeting is the most-traded macro event on Kalshi this quarter. Rate-decision contracts have absorbed seven-figure volume in the lead-up. Here's how to read the board, including the cleanest cross-trades against CPI and jobs.
Polymarket's Eurovision 2026 winner market has $49M in volume: Finland leads at 35%, France at 13%, Denmark at 11%. This is fully tradable from California ahead of the May 16 final in Vienna.
Thunder-Lakers, Spurs-Wolves, Knicks-76ers, Pistons-Cavaliers. Four series, sixteen possible games, and the deepest two-week stretch of NBA prediction-market liquidity of the year. Here's what's tradable, where, and at what price.
On April 22, 2026, Marketplace reported both major US prediction markets are preparing to offer perpetual futures: a leveraged, no-expiration derivative that until now has only existed offshore. Here's what they are, why now, and whether you should care.
The DOJ and CFTC have sued New York, Connecticut, Arizona, and Illinois for trying to regulate Kalshi and Polymarket. California's absence from that list is the story. And it's why CA traders enjoy uniquely stable access right now.
On March 12, 2026, the CFTC published the most consequential piece of paper for prediction markets in two years. Combined with the February withdrawal of the 2024 sports-contract ban, it locks the federal door open for California traders. Here's what's in it.
California has no legal sportsbooks. But every Sunday, exchanges like Kalshi and ProphetX run hundreds of NFL contracts, all federally legal. Here's the full guide.
The same contract trades on both platforms. Sometimes the prices diverge. Here's how prediction market arbitrage actually works, and why it's harder than it looks.
Every month, Kalshi runs contracts on the BLS Consumer Price Index release. Here's how the cleanest, most data-driven recurring market on the platform actually works.
Over $5.9M wagered across Kalshi, Polymarket, and Betfair on Senate control. Here's which seats actually matter and how to trade them from California.
The 2028 race is the deepest political contract on prediction markets. Kalshi, Polymarket, and PredictIt collectively trade nine figures. Here's how to read it from California.
Kalshi sets a personal daily withdrawal limit for each account and doesn't publish a fixed amount; for debit cards it rises with account activity. Withdrawals are free. Bank transfers usually arrive within a few business days, debit-card withdrawals within a few hours. Last checked October 22, 2026.
