The regulated prediction market landscape is exploding. Here's every platform that matters — from CFTC-regulated exchanges to crypto-native markets and traditional betting exchanges.
The US has become the epicenter of regulated prediction market trading. The CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) now oversees multiple designated contract markets (DCMs) for event contracts.
First CFTC-regulated prediction market exchange. Event contracts on economics, politics, weather, and more. Exclusive data partnerships with CNN and CNBC. Dollar-denominated, US bank-grade compliance.
Largest prediction market platform worldwide. USDC on Polygon blockchain. Deep liquidity on political, crypto, and sports markets. The platform that put prediction markets into mainstream consciousness during the 2024 US election.
Thomas Peterffy's institutional prediction market platform. Built on IB's existing brokerage infrastructure. Access to event contracts alongside stocks, options, and futures in a single account.
12 billion event contracts traded in 2025. Joint venture Rothera with Susquehanna International Group. Bringing prediction markets to 25M+ retail brokerage users. Mobile-first, zero-commission.
Winklevoss brothers' prediction market with CFTC DCM license. Leveraging Gemini's existing crypto exchange infrastructure and regulatory relationships.
Traditional peer-to-peer betting exchanges operate like prediction markets — you trade against other users, not against the house. These platforms predate the US PM boom by over a decade.
The original betting exchange, launched 2000. Peer-to-peer structure with back/lay mechanics. Dominant in UK and European sports markets. 5% commission on winnings.
Low-commission alternative to Betfair (2% vs 5%). Clean UX, API-friendly. Strong in political and event markets. UK-regulated.
Altus Alpha operates on two levels. Our reputation-based forecasting system (no real money) runs on our own infrastructure — predictions.closelook.net for Finance, predictions.aktebundesliga.net for Football. For real-money trading signals, we reference Pinnacle odds (via The Odds API) as the pricing oracle and Polymarket prices for market sentiment.
The platforms listed above are where real-money event trading happens. We don't operate a platform ourselves — we build the intelligence layer on top.