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Microsoft adds rules for employees using prediction markets
Microsoft has added rules governing how employees may use prediction markets, according to a new company policy. The move comes as event-contract platforms Kalshi and Polymarket have grown in prominence. An event contract is the formal term for the financial stake a trader takes in a real-world outcome.
Why this matters?
A major tech employer drawing internal guardrails around prediction-market participation signals mainstream institutional attention to the sector, and may prompt other large employers to issue similar policies.
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