Interactive Brokers Unifies Access to Prediction Markets Across Kalshi, CME and ForecastEx

Interactive Brokers has rolled out a unified prediction-markets hub that lets eligible clients search and trade contracts from Kalshi, CME Group and ForecastEx from the same IBKR account. The new product matters because it pulls event contracts into the same interface many traders already use for stocks, options, futures, FX and bonds, instead of forcing them to fund and manage separate specialist accounts.

According to IBKR’s product page, clients can compare prices and liquidity across the three venues from one platform, with event contracts focused on politics, economics and climate. The page also says positions sit inside the broader IBKR portfolio view, which means traders can monitor them alongside other exposures rather than treating prediction markets as a standalone niche product.

That is a meaningful platform shift. Event contracts have been growing fast, but access has remained fragmented and product rules differ by venue and jurisdiction. A broker that already serves active multi-asset traders adding a consolidated front end could make the category more visible and more practical for short-term macro traders who want to express views on inflation, rate decisions or election outcomes in small, defined-risk sizes.

Why it matters

Prediction markets are moving closer to the mainstream trading workflow. For traders, the operational win is less about novelty and more about easier execution, position tracking and cross-market comparison.

What to watch next

Watch for how broad the eligibility map becomes, whether liquidity concentrates on one venue, and whether other multi-asset brokers respond with their own event-contract integrations.