OG.com is a CFTC-regulated prediction market launched in February 2026 by Crypto.com, offering peer-to-peer event contracts across sports, politics, economics, and culture. This guide covers OG.com’s trading mechanics, fee structure, contract types, regulatory framework, and what its lack of API access means for AI agent builders.
What OG.com Is
OG.com is a standalone prediction market platform powered by Crypto.com Derivatives North America (CDNA), a CFTC-registered designated contract market and derivatives clearing organization. Crypto.com acquired CDNA (then called North American Derivatives Exchange) in 2022 and launched the first CFTC-regulated sports event contracts in December 2024 through the Crypto.com app. OG.com spun out as a dedicated product in February 2026 after the prediction markets business saw roughly 40x weekly growth over six months.
Nick Lundgren serves as CEO of OG.com while retaining his role as Crypto.com’s Chief Legal Officer. The platform is headquartered in the United States and initially focused on the US market, with plans for global expansion.
OG.com is a peer-to-peer exchange — users trade against each other, not against a house. This is the same fundamental model used by Polymarket and Kalshi, and it contrasts with traditional sportsbooks where the operator is the counterparty.
How Trading Works
Every contract on OG.com is a binary instrument priced between $0.01 and $1.00. The price reflects the market’s implied probability for an outcome. If a “Yes” contract trades at $0.41, the crowd is pricing that outcome at a 41% probability. If the outcome occurs, the contract settles at $1.00. If it doesn’t, it settles at $0.00.
Order Mechanics
OG.com uses immediate-or-cancel (IOC) order logic. When you place a trade, it fills against available liquidity at the displayed price. If the full size can’t fill, the unfilled portion is canceled — there is no resting order book for your unfilled contracts.
Key constraints:
- No limit orders. You trade at the current displayed price or not at all. This is a significant difference from Polymarket and Kalshi, which both support limit orders and visible order books.
- No visible order book. Liquidity is handled behind the scenes. You see a quoted price and can trade at it, but you cannot see bid/ask depth, resting order sizes, or spread dynamics.
- No public order book data. There is no equivalent of Polymarket’s CLOB depth view or Kalshi’s order book API endpoint.
This design optimizes for consumer simplicity. It feels closer to a sportsbook interface than an exchange terminal. For the Agent Betting Stack framework, this means OG.com operates at a different point on the complexity-accessibility spectrum than its competitors.
Early Exit
You can sell a position before an event settles, provided opposing liquidity exists. The platform displays your current position value and potential profit or loss in real time. This is functionally equivalent to the secondary market trading available on Polymarket and Kalshi.
Contract Types and Market Coverage
OG.com’s sports coverage is its strongest category. The platform supports contract formats that go deeper than most prediction market competitors.
Sports Contracts
| Format | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Moneyline | Which team wins | Lakers vs. Celtics winner |
| Spread | Win by a margin | Lakers -4.5 |
| Total | Over/under combined score | Over 215.5 |
| Player props | Individual player performance | LeBron over 25.5 points |
| Futures | Season-long outcomes | NBA champion |
| Parlays | Multi-leg combinations (up to 4) | Lakers ML + Over 215.5 |
The parlay feature is a competitive differentiator. As of April 2026, no other CFTC-regulated prediction market offers multi-leg parlay contracts. Parlays are limited to team-level markets (moneyline, spread, total) — player prop parlays are not yet available. OG.com uses the term “parlay” to describe what is technically a single combined derivative contract offered by CDNA.
Non-Sports Categories
OG.com also lists contracts across politics, economics, crypto price milestones, financial indicators, companies, culture, and climate. However, the depth and liquidity in these categories is significantly thinner than what you’ll find on Kalshi (which has deep political and economic markets) or Polymarket (which leads in crypto and global event markets). OG.com’s non-sports markets are best treated as supplementary.
Fee Structure
OG.com uses a fixed per-contract fee model based on contract notional size.
| Contract Size | Exchange Fee (per trade) | Technology Fee (per trade) | Settlement Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1 | $0.02 | $0 | $0 |
| $10 | $0.02 | Applies | $0 |
| $100 | $0.02 | Applies | $0 |
Fees are charged at both entry and exit. There is no settlement fee on winning trades. All costs are displayed before order confirmation. For $1 contracts — the most common size — the round-trip cost is $0.04 per contract.
For context, Kalshi charges variable fees based on probability (lower fees near 0 and 100), while Polymarket charges dynamic taker fees (0% for makers). OG.com’s flat fee structure is simpler and more predictable, though it doesn’t reward liquidity provision the way Polymarket’s maker rebate model does.
Regulatory Framework
OG.com’s regulatory position is one of its clearest strengths.
- CFTC-registered exchange: CDNA is a designated contract market (DCM) and derivatives clearing organization (DCO) registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
- Federal jurisdiction: Event contracts are classified as regulated derivatives, not gambling. This gives OG.com legal access in states where sports betting may be restricted or unclear.
- Coalition membership: Crypto.com is a founding member of the Coalition for Prediction Markets alongside Kalshi, Robinhood, Coinbase, and Underdog, pushing for consistent federal oversight under the CFTC.
For a deeper comparison of regulated vs. offshore trading environments, see offshore vs. regulated sportsbooks and are prediction markets legal.
Geographic Availability
- Available: All US states except New York and Arizona
- Sports trading restricted: Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Nevada, Ohio
- International: Not currently available outside the US
Funding and Withdrawals
OG.com supports broad deposit options but narrower withdrawal rails.
Deposits: ACH, wire transfer, PayPal, Venmo, debit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay. Instant deposits are available for some methods.
Withdrawals: ACH only. This is narrower than the deposit side and a common complaint among users. There is no crypto deposit or withdrawal option — all settlement is in USD.
This is a meaningful difference from Polymarket (USDC on Polygon) and a similarity to Kalshi (USD, ACH/wire). For the wallet layer of the Agent Betting Stack, OG.com’s fiat-only model is the simplest to integrate but the most constrained.
API Access and Agent Integration
OG.com does not offer a public API. This is the single most important fact for AI agent builders.
There is no programmatic way to:
- Read market prices or order book depth
- Place or cancel orders
- Retrieve position or portfolio data
- Access historical trade data for backtesting
- Stream real-time price updates via WebSocket
This makes OG.com a non-starter for automated trading bots, quantitative strategies, or any Layer 3 (Trading) agent workflow that requires programmatic execution. Compare this to:
- Polymarket: Full CLOB API, Gamma API, Data API, WebSocket streaming, and the py-clob-client Python SDK
- Kalshi: REST API, FIX 4.4 protocol, WebSocket streaming, and institutional-grade order management
What Agents Can Still Do
While direct OG.com execution is blocked, agents can still use OG.com data indirectly:
- Price comparison: Scrape or manually collect OG.com prices to compare against Polymarket, Kalshi, or sportsbook lines via the Vig Index. OG.com’s sports pricing, especially on spreads and totals, can serve as a signal for cross-platform arbitrage detection.
- Layer 4 analysis: An intelligence-layer agent can incorporate OG.com’s market prices as one input in a multi-source probability model. The prices reflect retail-skewed peer-to-peer sentiment that may diverge from sharper Polymarket or Kalshi markets.
- Alert and monitoring: Agents monitoring sports markets can flag OG.com price dislocations versus other venues, even if execution must be manual.
For agent builders focused on regulated US prediction markets, Kalshi remains the best-supported exchange for programmatic trading. Polymarket offers the deepest API ecosystem but with more complex authentication. OG.com is a consumer execution venue, not an agent-compatible platform.
Social Features
OG.com invests heavily in social engagement — a clear differentiator from the sterile terminal feel of Kalshi and Polymarket.
- Live chat: Every event page includes real-time chat where traders discuss outcomes and share opinions.
- Leaderboards: Traders are ranked by total volume, net profit, and win rate.
- Trading feed: Live stream of trading activity visible on event pages.
- VIP program: Planned leveraging Crypto.com’s sports and entertainment partnerships (Crypto.com Arena, UFC, F1, Champions League).
These features target casual-to-intermediate sports traders — the same audience that uses DraftKings, FanDuel, and traditional sportsbooks. They are irrelevant to programmatic agent workflows but important context for understanding OG.com’s market position.
Margin Trading (Planned)
OG.com has announced plans to offer margin trading on prediction contracts through Crypto.com’s federally licensed futures commission merchant. If approved by the CFTC, this would make OG.com the first prediction market to offer leveraged event contract trading.
Margin trading would allow traders to control positions larger than their cash balance, introducing concepts like leverage ratios, margin calls, and liquidation that are familiar from futures and forex markets but entirely new to prediction markets. This is a potentially transformative feature for the industry, though the timeline and specific terms remain uncertain as of April 2026.
For agent builders, margin trading would significantly change position sizing math. The Kelly Criterion calculations used in current agent systems assume fully-collateralized positions. Leveraged prediction contracts would require new risk management layers.
OG.com vs. Polymarket vs. Kalshi
| Feature | OG.com | Polymarket | Kalshi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regulation | CFTC (CDNA) | CFTC (via QCX for US) | CFTC (DCM) |
| API access | None | Full (CLOB, Gamma, Data, WS) | Full (REST, FIX 4.4, WS) |
| Order types | Market only (IOC) | Limit + market | Limit + market |
| Visible order book | No | Yes | Yes |
| Settlement currency | USD | USDC | USD |
| Sports depth | Deep (spreads, props, parlays) | Limited | Growing |
| Non-sports depth | Thin | Deep (crypto, politics) | Deep (politics, economics) |
| Parlays | Yes (up to 4 legs) | No | Combos (similar) |
| Margin trading | Planned | No | No |
| Fees ($1 contract) | $0.02 flat | Dynamic taker (0% maker) | Variable by probability |
| Social features | Chat, leaderboards | Minimal | Minimal |
| Agent suitability | Low | High | High |
For a detailed comparison across more platforms, see Polymarket vs. Kalshi vs. DraftKings.
Settlement and Dispute Rules
OG.com settles most sports markets off official results. Edge cases apply:
- Postponed/canceled events: If not completed within 48 hours of the scheduled start, CDNA treats it as a canceled event.
- Ties with no tie contract: Both Yes and No holders receive $0.50 per contract. Opening fees are not refunded.
- Player replacements: Special rules apply to player prop contracts if the named player does not participate.
- Parlay sensitivity: Since parlays combine multiple legs, cancellation or tie rules on any single leg affect the entire parlay.
Check tie, cancellation, and replacement rules before trading props, parlays, or delayed events.
Who OG.com Is For
Good fit:
- US-based sports traders who want CFTC-regulated contracts with a polished mobile experience
- Casual prediction market users coming from DraftKings, FanDuel, or traditional sportsbooks
- Traders who value parlay functionality on prediction markets
- Users who want broad USD funding options (PayPal, Venmo, Apple Pay)
Poor fit:
- Agent builders or quantitative traders who need API access
- Traders focused on politics, crypto, or non-sports events (Kalshi and Polymarket are better)
- International users (US-only)
- Anyone who needs limit orders, order book visibility, or historical data exports
Where OG.com Fits in the Agent Betting Stack
In the four-layer Agent Betting Stack framework:
- Layer 1 (Identity): Full KYC required. No crypto wallet integration. Traditional fiat identity model.
- Layer 2 (Wallet): USD-only via bank/card/PayPal. No on-chain settlement. Custodial — funds held by CDNA.
- Layer 3 (Trading): No API. Manual-only execution. IOC orders at quoted price. No programmatic access at any level.
- Layer 4 (Intelligence): OG.com price data can be consumed as a signal source for multi-platform intelligence agents, but only through manual observation or scraping — not through official data feeds.
OG.com’s current architecture makes it a consumer trading venue, not an agent-compatible platform. If Crypto.com adds API access in the future, OG.com’s CFTC registration, sports depth, and parlay mechanics would make it a compelling addition to the regulated prediction market trading layer. Until then, Polymarket and Kalshi remain the only platforms where agents can execute programmatically.
Further Reading
- Polymarket API Guide — Full CLOB integration walkthrough
- Kalshi API Guide — REST and FIX protocol setup
- Prediction Market API Reference — Cross-platform API comparison
- Polymarket vs. Kalshi Bots — Bot trading comparison
- Agent Betting Stack — Four-layer architecture overview
- Are Prediction Markets Legal? — US regulatory landscape
- Vig Index — Cross-platform pricing comparison