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From The Trade, March 10:
Demand from institutional clients and clearer regulatory frameworks cited as key drivers of changing sentiment, finds a recent report.
As the number of venues offering prediction markets looks set to grow globally in the coming months and years, exchanges of all shapes and sizes are thinking increasingly seriously about the practical factors behind launching into the space.
This is according to new research from Connamara Technologies and Acuiti, which found that among the traditional financial exchanges, nearly half (47%) were indeed ‘considering’ launching prediction markets. However, notably just 5% had made a definitive commitment.
When it came to the empirical side of the coin, those surveyed highlighted the primary technology challenges which are front of mind when considering the launch of prediction markets.
Top of the list, ‘market design complexity’ was cited by 62% of respondents as a main envisaged barrier, closely followed by ‘integration with existing systems’, and ‘post-trade settlement’....
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Also at The Trade, last week:
