CFTC Probes Teleprompter Operator Over Kalshi Bets on Trump

“Our surveillance team promptly flagged and referred these trades to the CFTC after an exchange investigation,” DeNault said in a statement. “We have been assisting regulators on this matter and provided evidence we collected, as we do in any referral.”

The account holder worked for the federal government as a teleprompter operator, Kalshi said. The trades did not follow typical buying and selling patterns on contracts tied to Trump’s public statements. Market makers in so-called whistleblower channels also flagged some of the trades separately.

Kalshi retained most of the profits and froze the account. The CFTC has not commented. The White House did not respond to a request for comment. The investigation was first reported by ABC News.