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Cantor will let hedge funds place block trades on Kalshi prediction markets

The Wall Street Journal reports Cantor will act as a broker to arrange block trades across Kalshi markets, including weather and iPhone sales forecasts.

Cantor will allow hedge funds to place large block trades on Kalshi’s prediction markets, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The investment bank will serve as a broker, arranging the trades on a range of Kalshi products that can span topics such as weather forecasts and iPhone sales outcomes.

The announcement points to a push to bring more institutional trading access to prediction markets, using block-trade execution to scale participation.

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