Webull lists event contracts on college basketball games
Webull began offering Yes/No event contracts on select college basketball games on November 9, 2026. The platform published a help article on November 11, 2026, detailing eligibility requirements, geographic restrictions, and opt-out procedures for event contracts, with specific provisions for financial professionals. Webull is also exploring event contracts in Canada for 2027, considering contracts tied to economic and climate outcomes, according to Constantino.
Webull is building a sports-contract portfolio that now spans college football and college basketball, giving it direct CFTC-registered product breadth without routing through Kalshi or a partner joint venture. Unlike Robinhood, which depends on external partnerships that state courts can fracture mid-season, Webull Futures LLC holds its own designation. College basketball opens a second high-frequency sports calendar that keeps user engagement alive between football seasons and builds habitual trading behavior.
The geographic restrictions in Webull's new eligibility policy show state gambling laws still fence off parts of the US market even for federally registered platforms. That compliance patchwork raises the cost of national scale and rewards operators with direct regulatory standing and in-house legal teams. Every sport Webull adds independently is volume that does not flow through Kalshi, Cboe, or Robinhood's partner stack.