Gate News message, April 20 — Charles Schwab is evaluating prediction markets linked to financial events, according to CEO Rick Wurster, as Wall Street interest in event contracts accelerates and regulators intensify oversight. The firm reported record Q1 results with $11.77 trillion in client assets, $140 billion in core net new assets, 1.3 million new brokerage accounts, and daily average trading volume of 9.9 million.
Wurster said Schwab would likely offer prediction markets at some point but would draw a clear line between financial events and sports, politics, or entertainment wagers, avoiding products that do not align with its wealth-management focus. This distinction matters as regulatory pressure builds: CFTC Chair Michael Selig stated on April 16 that the agency has a “zero-tolerance policy” for insider trading, fraud, or manipulation in prediction markets. The CFTC has also taken three states to court over allowing prediction markets to operate freely. On March 23, Senators Adam Schiff and John Curtis introduced a bipartisan bill to prevent Kalshi and Polymarket from offering sports event contracts or casino-style games, with Schiff arguing such products are sports bets under a different name.
Market data underscores the regulatory concern: Dune dashboard data shows sports wagers accounted for 78% of Kalshi’s weekly trading volume, totaling $2.7 billion (AU$3.78 billion), illustrating both strong commercial demand and the design risks that have drawn federal attention.
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