tastytrade launches CFTC-regulated prediction markets via Apex
tastytrade launched Prediction Markets on July 27, 2026, offering CFTC-regulated event contracts integrated directly into its brokerage platform. The Chicago-based firm built the product for active, self-directed traders. Apex Fintech Solutions powers the offering, providing the underlying infrastructure. Customers can trade short-duration event contracts 24/7 within the existing tastytrade interface. The move follows similar launches by Robinhood and moomoo.
Every new brokerage that adds event contracts weakens the standalone prediction-market model Kalshi and Polymarket built. tastytrade's users stay inside one account for stocks, options, and now event contracts, so discovery friction drops to zero. That same unified experience is why Robinhood and moomoo entered the space, and why Webull is testing the waters with paper trading. For traders, the shift means price comparison across platforms matters less when every broker offers the same contracts.
For prediction-native platforms, the threat is margin pressure: brokerages treat event contracts as a retention tool, not a profit center, so they can undercut on fees or bundle for free. Kalshi's recent Pro terminal and API push is a direct response to this exact pattern, an attempt to keep sophisticated traders on a dedicated platform rather than drifting to familiar brokerage accounts. The first brokerage to convert a material slice of its existing user base to active event-contract traders will set the volume benchmark everyone else races to match.
tastytrade joins Robinhood, moomoo, and Webull as the fourth mainstream brokerage to add event contracts this year, shifting prediction markets from standalone platforms to a standard brokerage feature.