# Kalshi

> Prediction Market for Trading the Future

Kalshi operates a federally regulated exchange where users can trade event contracts on outcomes spanning politics, economics, weather, sports, and culture.

Kalshi is a fully regulated prediction market exchange in the United States for event contracts. Users can trade on real-world outcomes through simple yes-or-no questions covering politics, sports, economics, and cultural events. The platform transforms opinions into tradable assets using CFTC-regulated event contracts.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Finance
- Status: Active
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/kalshi

## Products

- [Kalshi Exchange](https://thegrid.id/profiles/kalshi): Kalshi Exchange is a CFTC-regulated event contract trading through binary outcome markets, enabling users to trade on real-world events via yes-or-no positions. The platform processes event-based derivatives with regulatory compliance and institutional-grade infrastructure. (Prediction Markets, Live, Main Product)
- [Kalshi API](https://thegrid.id/profiles/kalshi): Kalshi API provides REST endpoints, WebSocket connections, and FIX protocol access for algorithmic trading strategies. The system supports automated event contract trading with historical data access and real-time market feeds. (Developer Tooling, Live)

## Links

- [Main](https://kalshi.com)
- [Documentation](https://help.kalshi.com)
- [Blog](https://kalshi.com/blog)
- [Privacy policy](https://kalshi.com/privacy-policy)
- [Terms of Service](https://kalshi-public-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/kalshi-data-terms-of-service.pdf)
- [Media Kit/branding](https://kalshi.com/brandkit)
- [TikTok](https://x.com/kalshi)
- [Discord](https://discord.gg/kalshi)
- [Instagram](https://instagram.com/kalshi_official)
- [GitHub](https://www.reddit.com/r/Kalshi)
- [LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/kalshi)
- [Facebook](https://facebook.com/TradeWithKalshi)

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- [TGS Field Descriptions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-field-descriptions.md): Schema field definitions for The Grid's data model
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