{"id":1503,"date":"2026-06-19T23:51:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T23:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/?p=1503"},"modified":"2026-06-19T23:51:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T23:51:13","slug":"schwab-to-join-prediction-markets-race-with-sp-500-event-based-options-wsj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/?p=1503","title":{"rendered":"Schwab to join prediction markets race with S&#038;P 500 event-based options: WSJ"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"crypto-article\">\n<p>\ud83d\udcf0 <strong>Exclusive Crypto News &#038; Analysis:<\/strong> Stay ahead with the latest developments in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcc8 <strong>Market Update:<\/strong> Real-time price movements, technical analysis, and trading signals.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.sanity.io\/images\/s3y3vcno\/production\/cc2e121d53068f5ee4a64351fa479ce13fd75769-6000x3978.jpg?fm=jpg&amp;w=1920&amp;h=1080&amp;crop=focalpoint&amp;fit=clip\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Charles Schwab is working with Cboe Global Markets to launch a new type of options contract that would allow customers to make yes-or-no wagers on the performance of the S&#038;P 500, marking the brokerage&#8217;s first move into prediction markets, according to a Wall Street Journal report.<\/p>\n<p>The feature is expected to roll out to Schwab customers in the coming months, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/finance\/charles-schwab-breaks-into-the-prediction-market-business-61f6b9c2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the Journal reported<\/a>citing people familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike traditional prediction market platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi, which typically offer futures-style contracts tied to the outcome of events, Schwab\u2019s product would function more like a binary option, in which the contract would pay a fixed cash amount or expire worthless depending on whether the S&#038;P 500 closes above or below a specified target price.<\/p>\n<p>Schwab and Cboe are also in talks to offer a similar product tied to a Cboe feature known as the \u201cPlus Zone,\u201d which would allow traders to receive a partial payout when their prediction is close to the final outcome, even if the index does not finish exactly at the target level.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 <strong>Pro Tip:<\/strong> Bookmark our site for daily insights, market predictions, and expert trading strategies.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 <strong>Explore More:<\/strong> Check our sections for in-depth guides, exchange reviews, and blockchain technology deep-dives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udcf0 Exclusive Crypto News &#038; Analysis: Stay ahead with the latest developments in the cryptocurrency and blockchain space. \ud83d\udcc8 Market Update: Real-time price movements, technical analysis, and trading signals. Charles Schwab is working with Cboe Global Markets to launch a new type of options contract that would allow customers to make yes-or-no wagers on the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1504,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[405],"class_list":["post-1503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-prediction-markets"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1503\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1504"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xrpfaucet.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}