{"id":213604,"date":"2026-06-03T07:16:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T07:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/?p=213604"},"modified":"2026-06-03T10:29:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T10:29:54","slug":"thursday-claims-with-forecastex-and-kalshi-june-2-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/traders-insight\/thursday-claims-with-forecastex-and-kalshi-june-2-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Claims with ForecastEx and Kalshi: June 2, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The newest integration with the Interactive Brokers Prediction Market includes contracts settled through Kalshi and the CME Group in addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.ie\/predictionmarkets\/app\/#\/626425577\/product-details\/contracts?exchange=FORECASTX&amp;conid_yes=881158045\">ForecastEx<\/a>. This Thursday&#8217;s initial unemployment claims print provides an example of an indicator listed by two different exchanges with ForecastEx preceding each threshold with \u201cabove,\u201d while Kalshi uses \u201cat least\u201d before the statistic. The simple difference amongst the trade opportunities is that the former must arrive ahead of the number chosen to be profitable while the latter can come in equal to the figure to pay out $1.00. Additionally, the spreads across the venues can vary significantly, as you can see below, offering potential arbitrage possibilities for participants. Overall, though, this June 4 release is expected to land between 210k and 220k, which is in the same ballpark as the 213k median estimate in the monthly Reuters poll of 39 forecasters who have minimum and maximum projections of 205k and 225k.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"858\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/image-1100x858.png\" alt=\"Forecast contract prices - Unemployment claims.\" class=\"wp-image-213605 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/image-1100x858.png 1100w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/image-700x546.png 700w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/image-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/image-768x599.png 768w, https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/image.png 1294w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1100px; aspect-ratio: 1100\/858;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Source for images: ForecastEx<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Note: Prices are highest bids as of the morning of <a>June 2, 2026.<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Learn more about ForecastEx <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.ie\/predictionmarkets\/en\/home.php\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Disclaimer:<br>Forecast Contracts are only available to eligible clients of Interactive Brokers LLC, Interactive Brokers Canada Inc., Interactive Brokers Hong Kong Limited, Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited and Interactive Brokers Singapore Pte. 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