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Interactive Brokers Launches Prediction Markets in Canada
GREENWICH, Conn., April 01, 2025--Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR) announced the Canadian launch of Forecast Contracts.
About this update from Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.
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