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Polymarket is making its boldest move yet to reclaim a foothold in the United States — and this time, it wants to let American users bet on real-world events without putting up the full cash upfront. The platform’s U.S. affiliate, Coming Home GBA LLC, has filed for a futures commission merchant license with the National Futures Association, the first formal step toward offering Polymarket margin trading to domestic customers. Key takeaways Polymarket’s U.S. affiliate, Coming Home GBA LLC, filed for a futures commission merchant license with the National Futures Association. Polymarket also needs separate Commodity Futures Trading Commission approval to amend its rulebook and allow trading without fully collateralized positions. The platform is re-entering the U.S. after a four-year ban tied to a $1.4 million CFTC settlement over unregistered event-based derivatives. Prediction market vo
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Polymarket has begun seeking U.S. approval for margin trading. CFTC approval is needed to allow non-cash-collateralised trades. The largest prediction market platform, Polymarket, is not a place where people bet on elections anymore. The platform is making a deliberate push toward institutional territory. On July 3, Polymarket filed an application through its affiliate, Coming Home GBA LLC, to operate as a futures commission merchant with the National Futures Association. That is a regulatory step which would allow the platform to offer margin trading to U.S. users for the first time. Margin trading lets users open leveraged positions by borrowing funds, controlling larger positions without putting up the full capital upfront. For prediction markets, that’s a significant upgrade. One that shifts the platform from a retail-first product to something that institutiona
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Prediction market Polymarket applied for a license to offer U.S. users margin trading, enabling them to place bets with less upfront capital, Bloomberg reported Thursday. Polymarket’s U.S. affiliate, Coming Home GBA LLC, filed for a futures commission merchant license with the National Futures Association, Bloomberg said, citing a company representative. Polymarket will also require authorization from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for changes to its rulebook that would allow trading without fully collateralized positions. Prediction market platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi offer yes-or-no wagers on the outcomes of events, such as weather, sports and elections. Margin trading lets investors open positions with less upfront capital, a practice common in traditional markets. Kalshi received clearance to offer margin trading in March. Polymarket’s applicat
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Polymarket has applied for a US license to offer margin trading. The prediction market is seeking a futures commission merchant license. If approved, the license would enable users to open positions by posting only a portion of the required capital. What Polymarket Filed and Why It Matters According to Bloomberg, Polymarket filed through its affiliate, Coming Home GBA LLC, to register as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM). The application was submitted on July 3, as per the National Futures Association. Follow us on X to get the latest news as it happens Margin trading lets traders borrow to increase their position size without paying the full amount upfront. Institutional traders use it to improve capital efficiency, but it requires a broker that can hold funds and manage margin. An FCM license would give Polymarket that role. As a Futures Commission Merchant, it would handle customer
The largest prediction market platform, Polymarket, is not a place where people bet on elections anymore. The platform is making a deliberate push toward institutional territory. On July 3, Polymarket filed an application through its affiliate, Coming Home GBA LLC, to operate as a futures commission merchant with the National
