Prediction market platform Kalshi has launched a real-time market data feed delivered through DoubleZero's fiber network, opening its sports and crypto order books to trading firms seeking faster access to price information.
A New Data Pipeline for Traders
The offering gives professional trading firms direct access to Kalshi's live order books, spanning both sports and cryptocurrency markets. By routing that information over DoubleZero's dedicated fiber infrastructure, the company aims to deliver market data with lower latency than traditional public connections typically allow.
The move reflects Kalshi's push to court more sophisticated market participants. Real-time order book data is a staple requirement for algorithmic and high-frequency trading strategies, where even fractions of a second can influence execution quality and profitability.
Speed is the currency of modern trading, and Kalshi is betting institutions will pay attention.
Why the Infrastructure Matters
DoubleZero's fiber network serves as the backbone for the new feed, providing the connectivity that firms need to consume streaming data reliably and quickly. The partnership underscores how prediction markets are increasingly adopting the same infrastructure standards found across established financial exchanges.
For Kalshi, which has grown its footprint in regulated event contracts covering everything from sports outcomes to crypto price movements, the data feed represents a step toward serving a more professional clientele rather than retail users alone.
The launch could help attract market makers and quantitative firms whose participation tends to deepen liquidity and tighten spreads across an exchange's contracts.
- Real-time access to Kalshi's sports and crypto order books
- Delivery over DoubleZero's fiber network for reduced latency
- Aimed at professional and algorithmic trading firms
As prediction markets continue to mature, offerings like this signal a broader effort to align with the technical expectations of institutional traders accustomed to premium data services.