Kalshi Research: 82% of top prediction-market traders never worked in finance
- —Survey covered 2,360 accounts with 325 responses — a 13.8% response rate
- —82% of top P&L traders never worked full-time in finance
- —91% of top traders are not full-time traders
- —Average probabilistic reasoning score was 2.42/4 versus 0.62 for the general public
Why it matters: The findings challenge the assumption that institutions dominate prediction markets, a key point for regulators weighing retail access.
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