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U.S. CFTC seeks event contract definitions that may defy states' gambling claims

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As it battles with states over prediction markets, the CFTC sent two related rules on swaps definitions for White House review.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • CPER UNITED STATES COPPER INDEX FUND

    GA selected CPER as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: states. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • KBE SPDR SER TR STATE STREET SPDR S&P BK ETF

    GA selected KBE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: states. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • UGA UNITED STATES GASOLINE FUND LP

    GA selected UGA as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: states. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • USO UNITED STATES OIL FUND LP

    GA selected USO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: states. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • XHB STATE STREET SPDR S&P HOMEBUILDERS ETF

    GA selected XHB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: states. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
CPER———————
KBE———————
UGA———————
USO———————
XHB———————

As it battles with states over prediction markets, the CFTC sent two related rules on swaps definitions for White House review.

Source: CoinDesk

Price since this story was published: United States Commodity Index Funds Trust (CPER)

Since the first closing price after “U.S. CFTC seeks event contract definitions that may defy states' gambling claims,” United States Commodity Index Funds Trust (CPER) is +0.18%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.33% over the same days, a -0.15% difference versus the market.

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Who gains and who loses around United States Commodity Index Funds Trust (CPER)

Companies carried with this story

  • CPER United States Commodity Index Funds Trust

    For “U.S. CFTC seeks event contract definitions that may defy states' gambling claims,” United States Commodity Index Funds Trust (CPER) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected CPER as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: states. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • KBE Spdr Ser Tr State Street Spdr S&P Bk Etf

    In “U.S. CFTC seeks event contract definitions that may defy states' gambling claims,” Spdr Ser Tr State Street Spdr S&P Bk Etf (KBE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected KBE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: states. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • SPY Spdr S&P 500 Etf Trust

    For “U.S. CFTC seeks event contract definitions that may defy states' gambling claims,” Spdr S&P 500 Etf Trust (SPY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected SPY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: states. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • UGA United States Gasoline Fund

    United States Gasoline Fund (UGA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 30 Sep 2026 story “U.S. CFTC seeks event contract definitions that may defy states' gambling claims.” Reason on file: GA selected UGA as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: states. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 30 Sep 2026 story “U.S. CFTC seeks event contract definitions that may defy states' gambling claims.” Reason on file: GA selected USO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: states. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • XHB State Street Spdr S&P Homebuilders Etf

    In “U.S. CFTC seeks event contract definitions that may defy states' gambling claims,” State Street Spdr S&P Homebuilders Etf (XHB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected XHB as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: states. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

United States Commodity Index Funds Trust (CPER)

On 30 Sep 2026, “U.S. CFTC seeks event contract definitions that may defy states' gambling claims” is the story that connects United States Commodity Index Funds Trust (CPER) to this story.

The link for United States Commodity Index Funds Trust (CPER) is this: GA selected CPER as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: states. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Spdr Ser Tr State Street Spdr S&P Bk Etf (KBE) is here too. Its reason reads: GA selected KBE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: states. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

The price range for United States Commodity Index Funds Trust (CPER), and the dates in the story

CPER traded between 39.20 and 41.49 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 39.58. KBE traded between 61.81 and 66.63 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 63.14. SPY traded between 758.80 and 781.59 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 766.60.

What the saved facts support for United States Commodity Index Funds Trust (CPER)

46 out of 100

“U.S. CFTC seeks event contract definitions that may defy states' gambling claims” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.