What economic topics can Event Contracts cover?

Economic prediction markets are markets where participants trade yes/no event contracts on measurable economic outcomes such as inflation thresholds, rate decisions, or recession timing. IBKR Prediction Markets examples include questions tied to CPI and the Fed Funds Target Rate…

US election prediction markets are markets where eligible participants trade Yes/No contracts tied to US election outcomes, with prices updating as information changes. On IBKR Prediction Markets, these are event contracts presented as clear, outcome-based questions with fixed settlement values…

What is an event contract?

An event contract is a standardized, exchange-listed contract that lets you take a Yes/No position on the outcome of a specific, measurable event. For example, you can trade on whether a particular asset's price will be above a certain level at a set time. Each contract settles at a fixed value if the event happens ("Yes") and at zero if it does not ("No"). You can trade event contracts on Interactive Brokers through the Prediction Markets platform…

Yes, the system will seamlessly move you between IBKR Prediction Markets and other IBKR trading platforms then back again.To access IBKR Prediction Markets from within an IBKR trading platform you can click on a current ForecastEx or CME Event position. If you do a search for a ForecastEx or CME Event contract and click on the symbol then the IBKR Prediction Markets will open…