IBKR News & Events

Catch up on the top industries and stocks that were impacted, or were predicted to be impacted, by the comments, actions and policies of President Donald Trump with this daily recap compiled by The Fly.PREDICTION MARKETS:In a post on Truth Social, President Trump stated, "It is critically important that the CFTC's exclusive authority over Prediction Markets is maintained, and that they will thrive. Under my leadership, we are setting "rules of the road" that are the Gold Standard for the States. We cannot have SCUM like Chris Christie, Letitia James, Tim Walz, and JB Pritzker setting the rules! Other Countries are after this new form of Financial Market, and we want to remain at the top. Likewise, and even more importantly, where we are currently the Crypto, etc.) Capital of the World, other Countries are trying diligently to replace us in that capacity, but we won't let that happen. It is a major Industry, and we must protect it. Mike Selig, CFTC Chairman, and respected by all, is doing a great job."PARAMOUNT, WARNER DEAL:Paramount'sproposed $110B acquisition of Warner Bros. Discoveryis moving toward likely approval by U.S. antitrust regulators following a recent Justice Department meeting, where the deal's outlook improved after discussions including commitments around theatrical film releases, Semafor's Liz Hoffman and Rohan Goswami. According to the report, the Department of Justice staff attorneys seemed swayed by arguments from top Paramount executives that the deal would not hurt other studios and creative talent.BANKING CHARTERS:Crypto companies and financial tech startups are seeking licenses to enter the traditional banking industry, Stacy Cowley of The New York Times. Dozens of financial firms have applied for banking charters, including PayPal, Affirm, World Liberty Financial, all of Detroit's Big Three automakers, and a wave of other cryptocurrency brokers and merchants. These firms are taking advantage of Trump's admin policies meant to creating more banks.

In a post on Truth Social, President Trump stated: "It is critically important that the CFTC's exclusive authority over Prediction Markets is maintained, and that they will thrive. Under my leadership, we are setting "rules of the road" that are the Gold Standard for the States. We cannot have SCUM like Chris Christie, Letitia James, Tim Walz, and JB Pritzker setting the rules! Other Countries are after this new form of Financial Market, and we want to remain at the top. Likewise, and even more importantly, where we are currently the Crypto (Bitcoin, etc.) Capital of the World, other Countries are trying diligently to replace us in that capacity, but we won't let that happen. It is a major Industry, and we must protect it. Mike Selig, CFTC Chairman, and respected by all, is doing a great job."

Interactive Brokers (IBKR) announced the launch of a unified interface for trading prediction markets across three US prediction market platforms - Kalshi, CME Group (CME), 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. The company said, "Clients of Interactive Brokers can now access the combined liquidity of all three prediction market venues and receive the best available net price. IBKR'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. IBKR'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."

Interactive Brokers (IBKR) is launching a platform where users can place yes-or-no bets through Kalshi, CME Group (CME) and its own ForecastEx to trade contracts related to elections, climate and the economy, but Interactive currently doesn't plan to list contracts it deems unrelated to those topics, such as those tied to sports and pop culture, according to The Wall Street Journal's Krystal Hur, citing the company.