Prediction market

How to quit Kalshi

CFTC-regulated prediction market where you trade contracts on real-world events. This page walks through how to close your account, enroll in self-exclusion, and find gambling-recovery support that fits your insurance.

1. Close your Kalshi account

Support channel: Help centre at help.kalshi.com, and the contact form at kalshi.com/contact.

1. 1Close every open position and cancel any resting orders first.
2. 2Withdraw your balance down to $0.00. Deactivation will not run until it is empty.
3. 3Open Account & Security in settings and choose to deactivate.
4. 4For a real lockout rather than a deactivation, request Voluntary Self-Exclusion instead: it can be set on the website, in the app, or through the API, for a fixed term.
5. 5Close your positions BEFORE you self-exclude. You cannot sell during the exclusion period, so anything still open is stuck there until it settles.

Note. Deactivating is not a barrier: you reactivate by logging back in with the same credentials, so it stops nothing on a bad night. Self-exclusion is the one that holds. Kalshi also states that self-exclusion does not limit access to its products through a Futures Commission Merchant, so it is not a total block either.

2. Enroll in your state's self-exclusion registry

Closing your Kalshi account does not stop you from signing up elsewhere. State self-exclusion binds every operator licensed in your state, typically for a minimum of one year. It's the step that actually keeps the door locked.

3. Block the app on your phone

Deletion is not enough. Apps can be reinstalled in seconds. Gamban, BetBlocker, and phone-level restrictions (iOS Screen Time, Android Family Link) all make reinstalling much harder. Hand the passcode to someone you trust, not yourself.

What Kalshi will do to pull you back

Closed accounts are a marketing problem for operators. Expect outreach. Being ready for it matters.

• →Markets resolve around news, so there is always a fresh reason to look.
• →It reads as forecasting rather than betting, which makes it easy to tell yourself this one is different.
• →Deactivation feels like quitting but reverses with a single login, so nothing actually stands in the way later.

Get recovery support

Closing one platform is the start, not the solution. Gambling disorder is a behavioral addiction recognized in the DSM-5, and it responds to real treatment: CBT, peer support, medication management in some cases, and community.