Morgan Stanley survey finds over a quarter of finance interns used prediction markets
Morgan Stanley's summer intern survey found that more than a quarter of respondents had used a prediction market in the past year. The equity research team conducted the survey, which also covered credit, loan, debt, and borrowing topics. The finding points to rising mainstream familiarity with event-contract platforms among the next generation of finance professionals. No specific platform names or volume figures were disclosed.
This hiring pipeline matters for platform user growth and liquidity. Interns who trade prediction markets today become tomorrow's retail power users and institutional clients. Novig's $125 million opening week shows the market is already large enough to capture professional attention. For Kalshi, Polymarket, and FanDuel Predicts, early brand loyalty among finance trainees translates directly into lifetime customer value and word-of-mouth credibility on trading floors.
The finding also signals to venture investors that prediction markets have crossed into normal professional behavior, reducing the stigma that has limited institutional capital allocation. Platforms now face a recruitment imperative: capture these users before they develop fixed habits elsewhere. Morgan Stanley itself may need policies on intern trading, creating compliance friction that shapes how platforms onboard young professionals.
Joins Novig's record opening week and Kalshi's perpetual futures filing as evidence that regulated prediction markets are drawing mainstream finance talent and capital in growing numbers.