Clear Street Becomes First Institutional FCM to Partner With Kalshi on Prediction Markets

Clear Street has partnered with Kalshi to provide institutional investors with regulated access to prediction markets. As the first institutional futures commission merchant to join Kalshi’s exchange, Clear Street will offer clearing, settlement, derivatives execution, and block trading services for event-based contracts, along with swap capabilities to support prediction market-linked ETFs. Andy Volz, Chief Commercial Officer of Clear Street, stated the partnership extends their mission to give sophisticated investors access to emerging asset classes with institutional-grade infrastructure. Max Crowley, Vice President of Business Development at Kalshi, noted that institutional demand for prediction markets has reached a tipping point, and Clear Street delivers the regulated clearing and operational rigor required to scale institutional participation.