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DraftKings’s prediction-market product is DraftKings Predictions. Its current disclosures identify it as a CFTC-registered Futures Commission Merchant and NFA member. It provides access to event contracts from multiple exchanges; the DraftKings brand alone does not identify the rulebook governing a particular market.
Reviewed November 9, 2026 against the official product, availability, fee and rules pages. This is a product-reading guide, not a live market feed or a claim that every reader can trade every category.
DraftKings Predictions versus Sportsbook
The current Predictions Terms of Use govern the Predictions account and services separately from other DraftKings offerings, including Sportsbook and daily fantasy. Even where access appears inside another app, identify which product’s agreement and account flow applies.
| Check | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Product name | A familiar brand can contain several distinct services |
| Market source | Exchange rules can differ across contracts |
| Contract and price | The selected outcome and intended order size determine the position |
| Fee disclosure | A quoted price alone does not establish the total cost |
Do not assume a Sportsbook promotion, balance feature or settlement convention transfers to Predictions. Check the specific product’s current instructions rather than relying on a screenshot from another service.
Where is DraftKings Predictions available?
Use the official availability page. It distinguishes all-markets access, financial-only access, unavailable sports markets and no-market access. Physical location matters, and the page excludes use while physically on tribal land.
The Predictions terms require U.S. residency and at least age 18, or a higher applicable age of majority. They also address location and account restrictions. A public page loading does not establish that a specific person, location or contract is eligible.
Record your intended category as well as the location check. “The app is available” is too broad an answer if the question is whether sports contracts are available in a particular place. Recheck after travel or changes in the product’s published coverage.
Current fees depend on source and contract price
The current standard pricing disclosure separates CDNA/DKeX and CME schedules. It calculates transaction fees by contract count and includes rounding instructions. A single fee copied from an older promotion is not a reliable current all-market schedule.
For CME contracts priced from $0.20 through $0.94, the inspected disclosure lists $0.02 total fees per contract, including applicable FCM commissions and exchange fees. Other price bands differ. Confirm the source in the market’s rules and consult the current schedule.
In an illustrative CME example, buying 100 contracts at $0.50 costs $50 plus $2 in listed transaction fees, or $52. Selling those 100 at $0.60 produces $60 less $2 in listed transaction fees, or $58. The difference is $6, rather than the $10 price-only gain. This assumes both fills occur in that fee band and no other applicable costs; it is not a live quote or profit forecast.
Find the exchange’s contract rules
The official rules and settlements page directs users to “View Rules” in the trade slip for the specific market and provides links for DKeX, CDNA and CME. That makes the market-level source a necessary part of research.
Before comparing a contract elsewhere, record the exact question, selected outcome, deadline, settlement source and exceptional-case wording. For sports, inspect cancellation, postponement and result-treatment rules; for economic data, inspect the statistic, release and revision treatment. Do not fill an unanswered detail with another venue’s convention.
A visible price does not guarantee an exit
An intended sale and an executed sale are different observations. Check the available quote and size for the position you actually hold. A headline probability or last trade does not promise that all your contracts can be sold at that number.
Keep order status, filled quantity and remaining quantity separate. In a fictional 100-contract order with only 40 filled, 60 remain unfilled; the order amount is not proof that you own all 100. Verify the actual position before calculating exposure or exit proceeds.
For another product comparison, our Fanatics Markets guide examines its current account documents, price-dependent fees and order-level rounding.
For a comparison of another product’s fee wording and underlying exchange disclosures, see our FanDuel Predicts guide.
A practical comparison worksheet
- Product: Predictions, not a different DraftKings service.
- Access: account eligibility, physical location and market category.
- Identity: exchange, contract, outcome and expiry.
- Cost: intended size, executable price, current fees and rounding.
- Resolution: full rules and designated source.
- Exit: available size, filled position and status.
For a broader comparison, read prediction markets versus sports betting and our settlement-rules guide. Alphascope’s market news and forecast research support investigation; they do not determine another product’s eligibility or settlement.