Event contracts don’t trade actual assets or represent company ownership. You’re betting on whether today’s events will push an asset’s price up or down.

Event contracts — largely binary trades that settle based on real-world results — have long lived on the periphery of financial markets. But Robinhood’s scale and user base may be changing that.

An event contract is based on a binary outcome—something either will or won't happen. The price of each contract fluctuates between $0.01 and $0.99, ...

When event contracts became more popular ahead of the U.S. presidential election, Elon Musk said on X that prediction markets were "more accurate than polls, as actual money is on the line." ...

How March Madness event contracts work. On Kalshi and Robinhood, customers choose a prediction market representing the leg of the tournament they want to trade and pick which team they think will win.

Why U.S. Sports Betting Regulators Have Had It With Event Contracts. If you're looking for someone to pull you out of that ditch, you're out of luck.

"We believe event contracts give people a tool to engage in real-time decision-making, unlocking a new asset class that democratizes access to events as they unfold," Robinhood said in a press ...

One of the best-attended sessions of the 17 th annual Pharma Forum conference for medical-event planners, held virtually this year from June 15-19, was “Meetings Contracts in the Post-COVID Era.” ...

Just because it is unexpected doesn’t mean it can’t be planned for. Attorney Barbara Dunn O’Neal and Lance Ewing, executive vice president Global Risk Management & Client Services at Cotton Holdings ...

Anthony J. Dreyer, Karen M. Lent and Chad E. Silverman of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP discuss the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's proposed changes to Rule 40.11 involving the ...

Event contracts are a type of derivative contract that is based on the outcome of a particular event, such as a political election. They are considered gaming contracts, ...