Moomoo brings Kalshi prediction markets to retail traders!

Retail brokerage Moomoo has partnered with Kalshi to embed CFTC-regulated event contracts directly inside its app, giving eligible users the ability to trade on Federal Reserve rate decisions, inflation prints, elections, and the 2026 FIFA World Cup alongside their existing equities, options, and ETF positions. Contracts are fully collateralized, priced between $0.01 and $1, and reflect the market's implied probability of a given outcome.

Why it matters

Prediction markets have moved from niche forecasting curiosity to mainstream retail product at remarkable speed. Combined monthly volume across Kalshi and Polymarket surged from under $5 billion in September 2025 to roughly $24 billion by April 2026 — a nearly 5x jump in seven months. Moomoo's integration signals that traditional brokerages now view event contracts as a table-stakes product category, not an experiment. With Kalshi already the dominant U.S. platform and CFTC regulatory cover in place, the distribution question shifts from "who will regulate this" to "who has the most retail reach."

Market impact

For Moomoo, the Kalshi deal extends a broader push into alternative and crypto-adjacent products — the platform recently added direct crypto deposits and withdrawals and launched AI-powered investing tools via moomoo API Skills. Each new product layer deepens user engagement and raises switching costs. For the prediction market sector, a mainstream brokerage integration is a legitimacy signal that should accelerate volume growth further and pressure competing retail platforms to follow suit.