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Data suppliers, market makers and technology firms are building a supply sector around prediction markets, as sports becomes their main source of liquidity according to a Jefferies report.
White Swan Data founder Bernard Marantelli says professional market makers price contracts and supply liquidity on US sports prediction exchanges, and that his firm focuses on parlay requests.
In a commentary piece, Tom Waterhouse describes how businesses can use prediction market contracts as hedges, and why a tradeable contract does not always match a company's actual losses.
IG Group's $1.3bn purchase of Underdog reads as more than a prediction markets play: a financial-trading firm bringing capital and risk management into gaming.
An examination of how market makers supply liquidity on prediction markets, and why that structure lets the platforms compete with fixed-odds bookmakers.
France's order to block Polymarket is read as part of a wider European move away from tolerating prediction markets outside any regulatory perimeter.
Meta is reported to be exploring a prediction market platform called Arena, which would put a major technology company alongside dedicated operators.
With Kevin Warsh chairing his first Federal Reserve meeting, the question is whether prediction markets could serve as a research input in a data overhaul.
New York's first NBA championship parade in over 50 years reopened argument over whether contracts on hometown celebrations belong on prediction markets.
An MGM-owned Las Vegas venue cancelled a prediction market conference three days after signing the contract, amid Nevada's opposition to the asset class.
Gibraltar's licensing of ADI Predictstreet is described as Europe's first formal approval of a prediction market operator, amid competing national approaches.
Polymarket changed how fees apply to sports markets ahead of the NCAA tournament's closing rounds, reopening debate over zero-commission pricing.
