kalshi and polymarket should be banned altogether, not allowed to encourage users to start margin trading
September 23, 2026 at 1:12 AM
kalshi and polymarket should be banned altogether, not allowed to encourage users to start margin trading
BREAKING: Kalshi is asking the CFTC to allow margin trading on its platform, which would let users gamble with borrowed funds.
www.cnbc.com/2026/09/22/k...
www.cnbc.com/2026/09/22/k...
Kalshi asks CFTC to allow margin trading on its platform, letting users buy with borrowed funds
It's the latest move by the company as it and other event contract exchanges seek to gain greater participation by institutional traders.
www.cnbc.com
September 22, 2026 at 1:24 PM
BREAKING: Kalshi is asking the CFTC to allow margin trading on its platform, which would let users gamble with borrowed funds.
www.cnbc.com/2026/09/22/k...
www.cnbc.com/2026/09/22/k...
Margin Trading on Prediction Markets 🚨 What could go wrong?
September 22, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Margin Trading on Prediction Markets 🚨 What could go wrong?
Hey if you want to know more about trading on margin theres this cool subreddit called wallstreetbets
September 23, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Hey if you want to know more about trading on margin theres this cool subreddit called wallstreetbets
have we considered having, you know
laws
regulations
anything really other than "limitless wealth extraction"
laws
regulations
anything really other than "limitless wealth extraction"
September 22, 2026 at 11:48 PM
have we considered having, you know
laws
regulations
anything really other than "limitless wealth extraction"
laws
regulations
anything really other than "limitless wealth extraction"
This is, incredibly, much much worse than margin trading
September 23, 2026 at 1:14 AM
This is, incredibly, much much worse than margin trading
McDonald's $MCD is now trading below its 200-week moving average by the largest margin since the aftermath of the Dot Com Bubble 📉 📉
September 26, 2026 at 10:09 PM
McDonald's $MCD is now trading below its 200-week moving average by the largest margin since the aftermath of the Dot Com Bubble 📉 📉
Gotta be always generating those short term margin trading opportunities.
March 9, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Gotta be always generating those short term margin trading opportunities.
Insurance rates for ships trading in the Black Sea have jumped sharply following Ukrainian strikes against vessels belonging to Russia‘s shadow fleet. This is reported by the maritime news webpage Splash-247.
The already small profit margin for Russian oil takes another dent.
The already small profit margin for Russian oil takes another dent.
December 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Insurance rates for ships trading in the Black Sea have jumped sharply following Ukrainian strikes against vessels belonging to Russia‘s shadow fleet. This is reported by the maritime news webpage Splash-247.
The already small profit margin for Russian oil takes another dent.
The already small profit margin for Russian oil takes another dent.
Somehow reeling and completely unsurprised by the Kalshi margin-trading thing. We need some tactical Stalinism. Sorry.
September 23, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Somehow reeling and completely unsurprised by the Kalshi margin-trading thing. We need some tactical Stalinism. Sorry.
With futures trading heavily down today, commodities crashing, and the S&P down 13.55% over five days, traders are getting margin calls.
Margin calls can accelerate selloffs and create their own momentum.
Here’s what they are and how they work in both futures and equities markets.
Margin calls can accelerate selloffs and create their own momentum.
Here’s what they are and how they work in both futures and equities markets.
April 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
With futures trading heavily down today, commodities crashing, and the S&P down 13.55% over five days, traders are getting margin calls.
Margin calls can accelerate selloffs and create their own momentum.
Here’s what they are and how they work in both futures and equities markets.
Margin calls can accelerate selloffs and create their own momentum.
Here’s what they are and how they work in both futures and equities markets.
WSB is where you go to learn how to declare bankruptcy after a weekend of trading on margin.
March 22, 2024 at 10:19 PM
WSB is where you go to learn how to declare bankruptcy after a weekend of trading on margin.
there are terrible ideas - and then there is this
September 22, 2026 at 1:36 PM
there are terrible ideas - and then there is this
Why on earth would you encourage people to go negative on betting
Oh that’s right, they’re evil dipshit fucks
Oh that’s right, they’re evil dipshit fucks
Kalshi to allow trading on borrowed funds
Only some of the bets will allow margin trading, showing where the prediction-markets platform thinks its future lies.
www.semafor.com
September 23, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Why on earth would you encourage people to go negative on betting
Oh that’s right, they’re evil dipshit fucks
Oh that’s right, they’re evil dipshit fucks
If you know anything about margin trading you know this would be an absolute shit show.
BREAKING: Kalshi is asking the CFTC to allow margin trading on its platform, which would let users gamble with borrowed funds.
www.cnbc.com/2026/09/22/k...
www.cnbc.com/2026/09/22/k...
Kalshi asks CFTC to allow margin trading on its platform, letting users buy with borrowed funds
It's the latest move by the company as it and other event contract exchanges seek to gain greater participation by institutional traders.
www.cnbc.com
September 22, 2026 at 1:40 PM
If you know anything about margin trading you know this would be an absolute shit show.
If you buy Pokémon card packs for hopes on a dollar value rather than you enjoy collecting/trading Pokémon cards, that's like Scientology for kids. Except you're an adult.
Seriously, any activity for children turned into a profit margin is weird and gross.
Seriously, any activity for children turned into a profit margin is weird and gross.
February 2, 2026 at 4:23 PM
If you buy Pokémon card packs for hopes on a dollar value rather than you enjoy collecting/trading Pokémon cards, that's like Scientology for kids. Except you're an adult.
Seriously, any activity for children turned into a profit margin is weird and gross.
Seriously, any activity for children turned into a profit margin is weird and gross.
Dude wasn't just a health insurance CEO, he was the CEO of the company denying the most care by a significant margin AND insider trading because the blood money was apparently insufficient.
December 4, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Dude wasn't just a health insurance CEO, he was the CEO of the company denying the most care by a significant margin AND insider trading because the blood money was apparently insufficient.
Markets are often irrational, not because they "think" something different from reality, but because they're being *forced* to behave in a given way by constraints. Everything from risk budgets of individual trading desks to settlement timelines to margin levels are hugely influential.
April 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Markets are often irrational, not because they "think" something different from reality, but because they're being *forced* to behave in a given way by constraints. Everything from risk budgets of individual trading desks to settlement timelines to margin levels are hugely influential.
Canada could be trade winner as U.S. tariffs undershoot global competitors by wide margin, says report; Oxford estimates the U.S.'s current effective tariff rate on Canada is 2.5% #cdnpoli
financialpost.com/news/economy...
financialpost.com/news/economy...
Canada could be trade winner as U.S. tariffs undershoot global competitors by wide margin, says report
The tariff rate imposed on Canadian exports by the U.S. is estimated to be the lowest amongst the world's trading countries. Find out more.
financialpost.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Canada could be trade winner as U.S. tariffs undershoot global competitors by wide margin, says report; Oxford estimates the U.S.'s current effective tariff rate on Canada is 2.5% #cdnpoli
financialpost.com/news/economy...
financialpost.com/news/economy...