October 17, 2026 · S&P Dow Jones Indices
DRW & Marex execute an OTC swap on a tokenized S&P DJI benchmark on Derivnex.
S&P Dow Jones Indices, Kaiko and Derivnex announced the completion of the first OTC swap transaction on the Canton Network.
News
Our takes on recent developments in event contracts and institutional hedging.
October 17, 2026
Regulators, courts & venues moved on event contracts from July 31, 2026 to October 17, 2026.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is proposing to further define the term “swap” to explicitly include event contracts, including those based on sports-, politics-, cultural-, and weather-related events.
October 17, 2026 · SEC
The SEC approves exchange-listed binary options on key performance indicators.
The Commission voted to approve a security exchange’s proposed rule change to allow the listing of binary options overlying specified KPIs reported by certain issuers of stock.
August 19, 2026 · Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor introduces block trading & underwritten liquidity on prediction markets.
Cantor Fitzgerald is now brokering block trades on event contracts on Kalshi for its institutional clients, with Susquehanna providing the majority of liquidity.