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Citadel Securities looks at prediction markets as trading scales

The entry of players such as Citadel Securities would indicate that prediction markets are gaining greater traction in the finance industry even as legal uncertainties around the b...

Citadel Securities looks at prediction markets as trading scales

The entry of players such as Citadel Securities would indicate that prediction markets are gaining greater traction in the finance industry even as legal uncertainties around the b...

Where Are Prediction Markets Legal? Polymarket, Kalshi, and Pariflow Availability by Country (Artem Goryushin)

Prediction markets let people trade on real-world outcomes such as elections, sports, crypto prices,...

Inside the Prediction Markets: Interactive Brokers Starts “Trading the Future” as SEC Stalls ETF Plans

This week, Interactive Brokers integrated contracts from Kalshi, CME Group, and ForecastEx into a single trading platform for retail and institutional clients. At the same time, th...

Numbers game | prediction markets

$4,523 billion - the total trading volume on Polymarket in March 2026. Prediction markets have recently experienced a surge in the value of trades executed, and big names like Poly...

Numbers game | prediction markets

$4,523 billion - the total trading volume on Polymarket in March 2026. Prediction markets have recently experienced a surge in the value of trades executed, and big names like Poly...

Inside the Prediction Markets: Polymarket Pushes Abroad as Sporttrade Drops Sportsbooks

Prediction markets are moving into new distribution channels faster than regulators can agree on what they are. This week, Polymarket pushed further abroad while questions grew ov...

Markets are banking on the ‘Bliss trade’

A belief in resilience underwritten by big lasting state support is keeping stocks high

EUR Money Markets: Stirred, Not Shaken

Inside the Prediction Markets: Who Controls the Trade

Prediction markets have become a jurisdictional fight. Federal regulators and U.S. states are now openly contesting who has the authority to oversee these markets — and, by extens...

CFTC Prediction Market Platform Development (Anshul Saxena)

Prediction markets are online platforms where people trade contracts based on the outcome of future ...

Inside the Prediction Markets: Courts Weigh State Crackdown as Trading Hits $6.5B

Two courts, one regulator, one week — the jurisdictional battle over who controls these markets moved to the center. On Wednesday, CFTC Chairman Michael Selig sat before the House...

Inside the Prediction Markets: Kalshi Raises $1B as Regulatory Tensions Escalate

Kalshi raised $1 billion this week at a $22 billion valuation, one of the largest financings yet in prediction markets. At the same time, the CFTC closed its public comment window...

Markets Wait

FCA’s Regulatory Priorities in Wholesale Markets: New Insights of Importance for Investment Banks - April 2026

When the FCA announced that it would move away from issuing portfolio letters (seemingly to sometimes ill-defined sectors, and at random intervals) with a focused, annual, pre-set...

The Market That Answered the Summons

Charles Uche, a financial/investment analyst, writes on how Nigeria’s capital market mobilised N4.65 trillion under Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stewardship and what th...

Leading Polymarket Clone Script Development Companies (Karthick Prabhu)

Prediction markets are gaining renewed attention as financial systems increasingly explore alternati...

Financial Services and Markets Bill

On 19 May 2026, the Financial Services and Markets Bill completed its first reading in the House of Lords. The Bill was referred to in the briefing notes of the King’s Speech as th...

Prediction markets draw Wintermute as crypto firms chase liquidity 

Wintermute has entered prediction markets as a liquidity provider, bringing professional market-making capacity to a sector that has grown into a major venue for trading real-world...

Broker’s call: JM Financial (Buy)

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Broker’s call: JM Financial (Buy)

DAM Capital

Capital markets roundup: March 2026

In the third instalment of the 2026 markets roundup series, IW chief reporter Linus Uhlig takes a look back at the major events during March.

GBP Money Markets: Liquidity Holding Amid Turmoil

Wintermute becomes liquidity provider for prediction markets, signaling sector’s institutional turn

Wintermute's entry into prediction markets enhances liquidity and efficiency, potentially attracting regulatory scrutiny due to rapid growth. The post Wintermute becomes liquidity...