Bitnomial Secures CFTC Approval for Regulated Prediction Markets

Bitnomial Inc., a Chicago-based derivatives exchange, has received approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC to clear fully collateralized swaps. This milestone, announced on December 12, enables the company to offer regulated prediction markets alongside its existing suite of derivatives.
With this authorization, Bitnomial Clearinghouse LLC becomes the only full-service U.S. exchange that provides a comprehensive range of products including perpetuals, futures, options, leveraged spot, and now prediction markets under a single regulatory framework. The company emphasized that this approval allows partners to gain access to collateral mobility across USD and crypto, utilizing the same margin and settlement infrastructure that supports its derivatives complex.
Michael Dunn, President of Bitnomial Exchange and Clearinghouse, stated,
Prediction markets represent the next frontier for regulated derivatives, and no other U.S. venue offers this combination of products with unified trading, clearing, and margin.
He noted that the derivatives clearing organization approval enables Bitnomial to serve both its own exchange and external partners while building a clearing network to enhance the broader prediction market ecosystem.
Bitnomial s prediction market will initially focus on crypto and economic events, complementing its existing Bitcoin and Crypto Complex offerings. This focus allows participants to gain exposure to outcomes related to token price movements and macroeconomic indicators with integrated risk management across products.