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Interactive Brokers Expands Prediction Markets, Unifying Access to Kalshi, CME Group, and ForecastEx
Enabling Cross-Platform Price Discovery and Execution from a Single, Integrated Platform GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq:
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nEnabling Cross-Platform Price Discovery and Execution from a Single, Integrated Platform\n\n\n GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nInteractive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), a leading global automated broker, today announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind unified interface for trading prediction markets across three leading US prediction market platforms — Kalshi, CME Group, and ForecastEx. IBKR’s Prediction Markets offering enables investors to access and trade contracts across all three prediction market exchanges from a single platform, alongside a broad range of asset classes including stocks, options, forex, futures, crypto, and bonds. Clients of Interactive Brokers can now access the combined liquidity of all three prediction market venues and receive the best available net price.\n\n\nIBKR’s Prediction Markets platform aggregates similar contracts from all connected prediction market exchanges into one searchable interface. An intelligent order UI helps clients view liquidity across markets and automatically selects the destination with the best net price — all without the need to open or fund separate accounts at each exchange.\n\n\nIBKR’s Prediction Markets platform is fully integrated within the Interactive Brokers trading environment clients already use, enabling seamless management of prediction market positions alongside existing portfolios with consolidated reporting and real-time position tracking. Clients can view real-time liquidity and compare prices and fees across venues all on one trading screen and even within an order ticket, allowing clients to route orders to the most favorable venue the moment prediction market probabilities shift – all without moving capital between accounts. IBKR’s Prediction Markets will initially focus on election outcomes, climate events, and economic indicators.\n\n\n\"Prediction markets are reshaping how investors think about risk and uncertainty,\" said Milan Galik, Chief Executive Officer of Interactive Brokers. \"We decided to offer flexible access to this rapidly growing market across multiple venues from a single platform, which aligns with the convenience our clients are used to when trading US stocks or options. IBKR’s Prediction Markets combines the execution advantages of competing platforms with the trusted infrastructure our clients already rely on. We will expand acces...