Campaign Event Contract Integrity Act

The Campaign Event Contract Integrity Act prohibits individuals working for federal candidates, political parties, and related organizations from trading financial contracts based on election outcomes if they possess confidential campaign information. This law defines "political event contracts" as derivatives tied to election results and bans both the use of inside knowledge for trading and the sharing of such information to facilitate trades. To enforce these rules, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission will require trading platforms to monitor suspicious activity, verify trader affiliations, and report violations, with penalties including fines and trading bans for those who break the law. The legislation explicitly protects legitimate journalism, academic research, and trading conducted without access to nonpublic campaign data.