ABOUT KALSHI
The first regulated exchange for trading the future.
Kalshi is a federally regulated exchange where members trade on the outcome of real-world events — from elections and interest rates to weather and championships. We believe event markets produce better forecasts, better hedges and a more honest public conversation.
2018
Founded in New York
2020
CFTC designation granted
$1B+
Monthly trading volume
500+
Markets live every day
FOUNDERS
Built by traders, for traders
Tarek Mansour
Co-founder & CEO
Started Kalshi after seeing how hard it was to trade directly on events rather than their proxies.
Luana Lopes Lara
Co-founder
Engineer and former ballet dancer who leads the exchange's operations and market design.
OUR STORY
From idea to asset class
2018
The idea
Two founders set out to build a regulated marketplace where people can trade directly on the outcome of events.
2020
Regulatory first
Kalshi becomes the first CFTC-regulated exchange dedicated to event contracts — a new asset class is born.
2021
Markets open
The exchange opens to the public, letting members trade on economics, climate, politics and culture.
2024
Election markets
After a landmark court victory, Kalshi lists the first regulated election markets in the United States.
2026
Scaling up
Sports, crypto perps and live events push volumes past a billion dollars a month.
Want to build the future of markets?
We're hiring across engineering, markets, legal and design.
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