The advisory outlines the limited conditions under which these contracts can be listed consistently with the Commodity Exchange Act. It provides a set of factors for designated contract markets to consider when designing and submitting contracts under commission regulations sections 40.2 or 40.3 to ensure they are not easily manipulated.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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CFTC Labels Mention Market Contracts Presumptively Susceptible to Manipulation
US Politics28 days ago
Staff at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission warned that contracts betting on specific words or event attendance depend on discrete human conduct that lacks external verification. This "mention market" structure presents a heightened risk of manipulation because settlement is not always independently generated, and staff may view such markets as "presumptively readily susceptible to manipulation."
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