Charles Schwab has reportedly partnered with Cboe Global Markets to develop contracts linked to the S&P 500. An unnamed source said the all-or-nothing products could launch in the next few months, with traders taking positions on whether the index reaches a specified level on a specified date.
The reported partnership could bring a traditional securities provider into prediction-market trading.
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Meta is reportedly developing Arena, an app for user predictions on sports, politics, economics and entertainment, initially using points rather than real-money wagers. Mark Zuckerberg has reportedly asked staff to assess potential partnerships with Polymarket and Kalshi, but no agreement terms are known and the companies have not commented. The project remains in internal development, with a standalone launch and later integration into Meta services described as possibilities.
US prosecutors and the CFTC are investigating prediction-market trades involving military events and corporate earnings, citing The Wall Street Journal. One investigation concerns a servicemember suspected of earning over $1m on Polymarket. Charges in two cases could follow this fall, but authorities have not made final charging decisions.
DraftKings launched its DraftKings Predictions app in December 2025 and introduced its DKeX contracts market on 26 June 2026, according to the report. The company developed DKeX using technology and authorisations obtained through its acquisition of Railbird Technologies; the report also says a US professional basketball league expanded its agreement with DraftKings on 26 October to cover prediction markets.
DraftKings is developing its own event-contracts platform and expanding its presence in prediction markets, where it competes with platforms including Polymarket and Kalshi. The Boston-based company, listed on Nasdaq, operates through the independent group DraftKings Inc., which also owns Golden Nugget Online Gaming, acquired in 2022, and the digital lottery platform Jackpocket. Golden Nugget Online Gaming forms part of the group's online casino business, while the physical Golden Nugget casinos were excluded from that acquisition.
Plus500 said event contracts have expanded its US product suite since their launch earlier in 2026. The company plans to launch a US trading app, according to the headline and snippet.
Plus500 intends to introduce a US trading app, the company said, following its rollout of prediction-market contracts earlier in 2026. According to the firm, the event contracts have helped “significantly expand the group’s US product suite” since launching earlier this year.
Robinhood said it will send some of its football prediction contracts to OG.com’s derivatives exchange and clearinghouse, with the first contracts expected before the new US professional football season. The partnership gives Robinhood equity stakes in Crypto.com and OG.com; the companies were valued at $20bn and $5bn respectively, the report said.