Key Highlights
- Crypto.com launched Predict Pro on October 15 for US users trading contracts tied to real-world events.
- The platform provides real-time order-book data, probability charts and multiple order types.
- Traders can combine two to 20 predictions across sports, elections, crypto prices, Federal Reserve decisions and other events.
Crypto.com has launched Predict Pro, a platform that lets US users trade contracts tied to real-world events.
According to an announcement published on October 15, Predict Pro runs on Crypto.com Exchange’s technology and connects users to OG.com Markets, a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)-registered exchange and clearinghouse.
The platform provides access to event-based contracts across several market categories.
Crypto.com exchange executive confirms launch on X
Raheem, director of global affiliates at Crypto.com Exchange, confirmed the launch in an October 15 post on X. He described Predict Pro as a platform for trading real-world events, including sports and politics, and linked to the company’s announcement.
Predict Pro provides access to OG.com Markets’ order book, including real-time bid and ask prices and market depth. Probability charts show liquidity at different price levels.
The platform supports market, limit, stop-market, stop-limit and post-only orders. It also recommends markets based on users’ trading activity.
Traders can combine up to 20 Predictions
Users can combine two to 20 predictions into a single position through same-game combinations, multi-event combinations and in-event trading.
Available markets cover elections, sports, cryptocurrency prices, Federal Reserve decisions, climate and culture. Returns on combined positions depend on the contract terms and the outcomes of the selected events.
Contracts include settlement and dispute details
Before placing a trade, users can view each contract’s resolution source, settlement timeline and dispute window. According to Crypto.com, contracts typically settle automatically within one hour of an event’s resolution.
US users must complete account verification and onboarding through Crypto.com’s Introducing Broker and OG.com’s Futures Commission Merchant.
Crypto.com details Predict Pro’s regulatory structure
Predict Pro is offered by Foris DAX, Inc., which is registered with the National Futures Association (NFA) as an Introducing Broker. It connects to Foris DAX FCM LLC, doing business as OG.com Broker, which is registered with the NFA as a Futures Commission Merchant.
The contracts are offered through OG.com Markets, a brand of North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. The company is registered with the CFTC as a designated contract market and derivatives clearing organization.
Crypto.com Managing Director Iskandar Vanblarcum said the platform is intended to bring trading tools used in traditional derivatives markets to prediction markets.
“Most prediction markets treat event trading as a binary decision, but sophisticated market participants require the same depth, liquidity, and precision they expect from standard financial derivatives,” Vanblarcum said.
Launch follows recent derivatives moves and regulatory scrutiny
The launch follows several developments involving Crypto.com, stock derivatives and prediction markets.
On September 17, Crypto.com had filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to trade perpetual futures on individual stocks. The report said the registration took effect eight days after Robinhood agreed to route order flow through the same exchange and take an equity stake in it.
On September 8, Robinhood had taken minority stakes in Crypto.com and its prediction-markets spinout. The arrangement also involved Robinhood clearing its event contracts through an exchange in which it held an ownership interest.
The inquiry adds regulatory context to Crypto.com’s entry into event-based trading as US lawmakers examine how prediction market platforms monitor activity and verify users.
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