{"id":89941,"date":"2025-10-16T10:05:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T07:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=89941"},"modified":"2025-10-16T10:10:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T07:10:22","slug":"polymarket-introduces-up-down-stock-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/polymarket-introduces-up-down-stock-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymarket Introduces ‘Up\/Down’ Stock Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"

The prediction platform Polymarket<\/a> has launched markets that allow users to forecast the rise or fall of stocks, indices, and commodities, reports The Block<\/a>, citing company representatives.<\/p>\n

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Users can now place bets on whether the prices of various financial instruments will be above or below a specified level at a certain time.<\/p>\n

In the new Finance section, contracts are categorized into stocks, earnings, indices, commodities, acquisitions, IPO<\/span>, Fed<\/span> rates, business, government bonds, and others. The data sources are listed as The Wall Street Journal and Nasdaq.<\/p>\n

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Finance section interface. Source: Polymarket<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The new type of contracts strengthens Polymarket’s position and presence in the realm of traditional finance. They follow the recent launch of corporate earnings forecast markets<\/a>, coinciding with the platform’s return to the US market<\/a>. This update has expanded the project beyond political and macroeconomic themes to include predictions on individual companies.<\/p>\n

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Forecasting interface for The Coca-Cola Company earnings. Source: Polymarket<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The integration of this new functionality offers a broad range of users the opportunity to speculate on the stock market without brokerage accounts and leverage.<\/p>\n

According to some reports, Polymarket’s valuation is approaching $10 billion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Amid growing institutional support, the combined monthly trading volume on the two leading prediction platforms has reached $4.5 billion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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