Schwab is entering the prediction markets game, acccording to WSJ story, working with CBOE to allow investors (er traders) to play yes or no binary bets on financial things like S&P 500 price targets. Not doing politics or sports tho.. yet.
NEW: @CharlesSchwab is entering prediction markets with yes/no S&P 500 options, partnering with @Cboe.
The brokerage joins Coinbase, Robinhood, Polymarket, and Kalshi in a fast-growing sector. (per WSJ)
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been circling back to the same question: why hasn't prediction market defi materialized yet (even though we're still very early)
the answer might be simpler than most think in the sense that binary outcomes go to zero overnight. you can't build lending, yield, or risk products on top of a coin flip because almost every model breaks
scalar/distribution markets change this and it's been a recurrent topic in some of the conversations i've been having the past few days
instead of binary outcomes, you have a payoff that is continuous and positions that settle on a curve (not at $0 or $1)
this allows for partial loss, proportional payout, gradual degradation which is (in part) exactly what lending protocols and risk engines need to function
a structural change in how outcomes work that makes prediction markets compatible with defi for the first time
the first encounter i had of this was the article by Dave from paradigm. still very relevant today
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potential to redefine perpetual contracts for various TradFi sub-sectors.
With the World Cup kicking off, prediction market notional volume is reaching new highs, across leading venues.
Weekly Notional Volume:
1. @Kalshi - $6,380,139,415
2. @Polymarket - $2,334,645,294
3. @cryptocom - $173,976,786
4. @opinionlabsxyz - $155,983,511
5. @trylimitless - $112,767,509
6. @predictdotfun - $104,564,583
7. @HyperliquidX - $31,820,455
8. @SX_Bet - $24,149,679
9. @Forkast - $5,474,000
Kalshi leads the market by volume, while Limitless, Opinion, and Predict remain closely grouped behind.
Note: Polymarket data does not include combos/parlays or Polymarket US volume.
Excellent coverage by @defillama_res about why @variational_io stands out for RWA perps:
"The key insight is that not every perp market needs to be built around a central limit order book[...]
[The CLOB] model becomes harder to scale when the goal is 'perps on everything.' [...] Each new market has to attract market makers, build depth, and create enough activity for traders to get good execution. This creates a cold-start problem.
The brokerage model approaches this differently. Instead of forcing liquidity to sit inside a public order book for every market, it connects traders to liquidity through an RFQ system."
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