OpenAI is reportedly delaying its IPO. Here’s when Kalshi traders think it will announce

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The reported delay of OpenAI’s IPO to early 2027 may temper enthusiasm for AI‑related equities in the near term. Investors could reassess valuations for high‑growth AI firms, potentially prompting a modest pull‑back in AI‑focused ETFs and the broader tech segment of the Nasdaq. The shift also underscores heightened sensitivity to retail demand cycles, which may spill over to other upcoming mega‑cap listings, dampening speculative buying. Meanwhile, rival Anthropic’s pending IPO could attract some of the capital originally earmarked for OpenAI, offering a counter‑balance for the sector but likely not enough to offset the overall caution.

In the short‑run, market participants may look for safer havens, rotating into defensive sectors or high‑quality dividend stocks. Fixed‑income assets could see modest inflows as risk appetite wanes, while the US dollar might gain modestly against riskier currencies. Overall, the delay introduces uncertainty that could keep AI‑heavy indices under pressure for the next week.

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OpenAI is reportedly delaying its IPO. Here’s when Kalshi traders think it will announce

The outlook for an initial public offering from artificial intelligence platform OpenAI is changing after a New York Times report said the company may delay a debut on the public market until next year.
So when might the company formally announce an IPO? Traders on prediction market platform Kalshi think it will now arrive early next year.
Speculators say that there’s a 59% chance that an IPO by OpenAI is officially announced by March 1, 2027. Traders place only about one-in-three odds that an IPO is announced before Jan. 1, but think there’s a 73% chance of an announcement by June 2027.
Kalshi considers an IPO confirmed, and thus resolves the contracts to “yes,” if any of the following occur: the Securities and Exchange Commission declares a company’s S-1 form effective, the IPO has an official price or if the company receives a trading ticker.
Previously, OpenAI was widely expected to go for an IPO in 2026, and the company led by CEO Sam Altman confidentially filed to go public on June 8.
The New York Times said SpaceX’s public market debut — the first of what was expected to be several mega-cap IPOs this year — has made OpenAI’s advisors more cautious. OpenAI has worried that Elon Musk’s company’s initial rally and subsequent fall signals retail investors may have less interest in buying, the report said.
At the beginning of June, OpenAI’s chief rival Anthropic confidentially filed for an IPO. Traders on Kalshi think there’s a 70% chance Anthropic officially announces a public market debut by December.

Source: CNBC

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