CFTC and NHL Sign MOU Targeting Fraud in Hockey Prediction Markets

The CFTC and NHL signed a May 21, 2026 memorandum of understanding establishing a formal framework for confidential information sharing. The agreement designates representatives on both sides to communicate regularly, share information on a confidential basis, and coordinate responses to integrity concerns connected to NHL event contracts. These event contracts are financial instruments tied to hockey game outcomes and are traded on platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket. The CFTC oversees these platforms as Designated Contract Markets under the Commodity Exchange Act. The MOU is intended to safeguard sports integrity and protect prediction market participants from insider trading, fraud, and other abuses, building on existing integrity monitoring systems and commercial partnerships.

"The agreement establishes designated representatives on both sides who will communicate regularly, share information on a confidential basis, and coordinate responses to integrity concerns tied to NHL event contracts traded on CFTC-regulated exchanges. The MOU covers event contracts, the financial instruments that allow traders to take positions on hockey game outcomes. These contracts are traded on platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket, which the CFTC oversees as Designated Contract Markets under the Commodity Exchange Act."

"This agreement is another step toward safeguarding the integrity of sports and protecting market participants in prediction markets from insider trading, fraud, and other abuses. I applaud NHL Commissioner Bettman for collaborating with the CFTC and taking a leading role in protecting the integrity of professional hockey in our markets."

"Integrity has always been and remains paramount to the NHL and fundamental to the trust our fans and partners place in our game, Bettman stated. Our agreement with the CFTC enhances the comprehensive integrity monitoring systems already in place."

"I'm proud the CFTC and NHL have officially signed an MOU, furthering the agency's commitment to improve data sharing between professional sports leagues and the Commission, CFTC Chairman Michael Selig remarked in the press release. The regulator added: This agreement is another step toward safeguarding the integrity of sports and protecting market participants in prediction markets from insider trading, fraud, and other abuses."

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