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Interactive Brokers is firing on all cylinders as its clients ramp up their activity in the financial markets.

Interactive Brokers’ fourth quarter was characterized by steady performance across its core brokerage and trading services, with results that met market expectations and left the stock largely unchanged. Management attributed the quarter’s growth to a combination of strong account additions, increased client equity balances, and higher trading activity across equities, options, and futures. CEO Milan Galik highlighted that the company added over one million net new accounts during 2025, representing record growth, and emphasized the expansion of client assets above $780 billion. The firm’s focus on offering broad market access, competitive pricing, and advanced trading tools drove higher client engagement and trading volume, especially as investors became more active in a volatile interest rate environment.

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As prediction markets move from the fringes of the internet to the center of the American financial landscape, a new battle is brewing over the integrity of the information they produce. On January 9, 2026, Representative Ritchie Torres (D-NY) introduced the Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act of 2026 (H.R. 7004), a landmark bill [...]

The landscape of American political forecasting has fundamentally shifted. For over a decade, PredictIt was the "little engine that could"—a research project operating under the restrictive constraints of an academic "No-Action" letter from federal regulators. Today, January 26, 2026, those training wheels are officially gone. PredictIt has completed its transformation into a fully regulated Designated [...]

As of January 26, 2026, the global financial landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, and few companies sit more squarely at the intersection of this evolution than Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: IBKR). Once the best-kept secret of professional floor traders and hedge fund managers, Interactive Brokers has emerged as a dominant force in the [...]

The stock has averaged annual gains of more than 50% over the past three years.

The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) has ushered in the 2026 fiscal year by shattering internal records, reporting a massive $11.9 trillion in total client assets and a record-breaking fourth-quarter revenue of $6.34 billion. The results, released on January 21, 2026, underscore a significant milestone for the brokerage

As we move into early 2026, the global information landscape has undergone a radical transformation. No longer are political analysts and corporate strategists solely reliant on slow-moving surveys or expert panels to gauge the future. Instead, they are turning to the real-time, high-stakes data of prediction markets. These platforms, once viewed as niche betting hubs, [...]

In the early hours of January 3, 2026, the world woke to the shocking news that Nicolás Maduro had been captured by U.S. Special Operations forces in a daring raid dubbed "Operation Absolute Resolve." But while mainstream news outlets like The New York Times (NYSE: NYT) and News Corp (NASDAQ: NWSA) were scrambling to confirm [...]

As the first month of 2026 draws to a close, the prediction market industry is no longer a niche corner of the internet; it has evolved into a foundational pillar of global finance. On Manifold Markets, a high-stakes meta-contract titled "Top 1 Prediction Market by Volume in 2026" has become the definitive barometer for the [...]

As the 2026 midterm election cycle enters its first high-stakes primary season this January, the prediction market landscape looks radically different than it did during the 2024 presidential frenzy. While the crypto-fueled giants like Polymarket continue to draw billions in volume from international speculators, a quieter, more academic battle is being waged on PredictIt. Despite [...]

The sudden $400,000 profit on a Venezuelan regime-change contract has done more than just mint a new crypto-millionaire; it has ignited a firestorm on Capitol Hill. As of January 23, 2026, the prediction market industry is facing its most significant regulatory reckoning to date with the introduction of the "Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets [...]

On January 12, 2026, the global financial landscape reached a watershed moment that many analysts are calling the "death of the pundit and the birth of the market." Total daily trading volume across prediction platforms skyrocketed to a record-breaking $701.7 million, shattering the previous day's record and signaling a fundamental shift in how the world [...]

Interactive Brokers, one of IBD's 2026 10 Best Online Brokers, wins customers with innovation, mobile apps and research tools.

The stocks in this article are all trading near their 52-week highs. This strength often reflects positive developments such as new product launches, favorable industry trends, or improved financial performance.

In a transformative move that blurs the lines between decentralized finance and Wall Street, Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: COIN) has officially completed the rollout of its new "Everything Exchange" ecosystem. As of January 2026, the platform now offers commission-free U.S.-listed stock trading and fully integrated prediction markets to

As of January 22, 2026, the global financial landscape is undergoing a fundamental transformation. What was once a niche corner of the internet for political junkies and hobbyist forecasters has evolved into a powerhouse of the modern economy. Prediction markets—increasingly rebranded by Wall Street as "event trading"—are no longer just a curiosity; they are becoming [...]

As the Federal Reserve prepares for its first policy meeting of 2026 on January 28, a quiet revolution is taking place on the trading floors of Manhattan and Chicago. While traditional bond traders scramble to interpret yield curve shifts, a growing cohort of institutional and retail investors is turning to Kalshi to buy direct protection [...]

In the wake of the high-stakes 2024 election cycle, many analysts expected a "prediction market hangover"—a period of cooling interest and declining volumes as the political fever broke. Instead, as of January 22, 2026, the opposite has occurred. Prediction markets have evolved from election-centric novelties into high-velocity "truth engines" for every corner of culture and [...]

As of January 22, 2026, the landscape of American finance is undergoing its most radical transformation in decades, driven not by a new asset class, but by the systematic dismantling of the guardrails that once hemmed it in. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), once the primary antagonist of event-based wagering, has been effectively reshaped [...]

As we cross into 2026, the global information landscape has undergone a radical transformation. The era of relying solely on traditional polling—often criticized for its slow response times and methodological lag—is being eclipsed by the rise of prediction markets. Following their standout performance during the 2024 US Presidential Election, these platforms are no longer viewed [...]

NEW YORK — Polymarket, the world’s largest decentralized prediction platform, has officially begun its long-awaited homecoming. After years of operating in a regulatory exile that forced it to block American IP addresses, the platform is now aggressively onboarding thousands of users from its domestic waitlist. This strategic pivot follows a landmark regulatory shift under the [...]