# 2026-22958: Kalshi Seeks Faster Listings for Futures Tied to Newly Public Companies

2026-22958, Self-Regulatory Organizations; KalshiEX LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Listing Standards for Security Futures Products, is a Federal Register notice from Securities and Exchange Commission published 2026-11-12, effective 2026-11-19; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-12).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-22958
- Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; KalshiEX LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Listing Standards for Security Futures Products
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 72935
- Published: 2026-11-12
- Effective: 2026-11-19
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-12

## In one line

Kalshi Seeks Faster Listings for Futures Tied to Newly Public Companies

## Summary

KalshiEX is speeding up how soon new security futures products can be listed and traded after a company’s IPO. This change mainly affects traders and investors eager to jump into fresh market opportunities faster. The new rules took effect right after filing on November 4, 2026, aiming to boost market action without delay.

## Effects PRIA read

- Perpetual SFPs can list sooner after IPO: benefit, low. Kalshi may allow Perpetual security futures products to be listed and traded starting on or after the second business day following a covered security's initial public offering (not including the IPO day) if the security satisfies the listing criteria described in Rule 14.3.
- New short-history volume test: 2.4M shares: benefit, low. For Underlying Securities listed for trading less than one month, Kalshi would permit listing if the security has had trading volume of at least 2,400,000 shares since its initial public offering day (measured across all markets).
- Waiver of five‑day $3 price lookback for large IPOs: benefit, low. Kalshi proposes to waive the five-business-day $3.00 closing-price lookback for 'covered securities' during the first three business days after an IPO, allowing listing starting on or after the second business day after the IPO if the security had a market capitalization of at least $3,000,000,000…
- Existing $100 billion market-cap rule still applies: cost, medium. Kalshi states that other listing standards remain in place, including the Rule 14.3(b) requirement that an Underlying Security have a current market capitalization of not less than $100,000,000,000 (one hundred billion U.S. dollars) at the time of initial listing.
- Earlier SFPs intended to help hedge IPO risk: benefit, low. The Exchange states that Perpetual SFPs on recently IPO'd covered securities are intended to serve as hedging tools and help markets function efficiently by mitigating risks and reducing volatility in the markets for such securities.
- Real-time surveillance and information sharing: benefit, low. The Exchange represents that trading in IPO securities will be subject to real-time market surveillance and information sharing through arrangements with the Intermarket Surveillance Group to detect violations and help protect investors.

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## Sources
- [2026-22958 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/11/12/2026-22958/self-regulatory-organizations-kalshiex-llc-notice-of-filing-and-immediate-effectiveness-of-a)
- [2026-22958 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-11-12/pdf/2026-22958.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-22958 (as of 2026-11-12).