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Online gaming leader FanDuel, part of Flutter Entertainment (NYSE: FLUT, LSE: FLTR), has partnered with CME Group (NASDAQ: CME), the world’s largest derivatives marketplace, to launch a new prediction markets platform that merges entertainment and financial trading.
The new app, FanDuel Predicts, will debut in December as a stand alone mobile platform, giving users access to event contracts based on both sports outcomes and global financial benchmarks. The move marks a first-of-its-kind collaboration between a consumer gaming powerhouse and an institutional derivatives exchange.
Initially, customers will be able to trade contracts tied to outcomes in baseball, basketball, football, and hockey. In U.S. states where online sports betting is not yet legal, users will still be able to trade on sports outcomes—except on tribal lands. As those states legalize online betting, FanDuel will discontinue event contracts there.
Beyond sports, users will be able to speculate on major economic indicators such as GDP and CPI, as well as benchmark indices (S&P 500, Nasdaq-100), and commodity and crypto prices including oil, gas, gold, and Bitcoin.
The platform aims to “expand access to financial markets” for millions of retail users through an intuitive interface underpinned by CME Group’s market infrastructure.
<blockquote style="border-left: 4px solid #87CEFA; padding: 16px 20px; background-color: #f5f5f5; margin: 24px 0;"> <p>“We can’t wait to bring FanDuel’s proven approach to product innovation into this dynamic sector. Our partnership with CME Group allows us to leverage their deep market expertise built over decades while delivering the seamless, accessible and trusted experience our customers expect.”</p> <p><strong>Amy Howe, CEO, FanDuel</strong></p> </blockquote>
The new product will operate under CME Group’s regulatory framework, and participants will go through FanDuel’s Know Your Customer (KYC) process—providing ID verification, address, banking, and social security information. Event contracts will trade from as little as $0.01 to $0.99, representing probabilities of specific outcomes.
FanDuel Predicts also incorporates the company’s responsible trading tools, allowing users to set deposit limits, receive spending alerts, and access educational materials about event trading and prediction markets.
<blockquote style="border-left: 4px solid #87CEFA; padding: 16px 20px; background-color: #f5f5f5; margin: 24px 0;"> <p>“Our new event contracts on benchmarks, economic indicators and now sports will appeal to a new generation of potential participants who are not active in these markets today. This launch will dramatically expand our distribution and reach, connecting directly with FanDuel’s millions of registered U.S. users.”</p> <p><strong>Terry Duffy, Chairman & CEO, CME Group</strong></p> </blockquote>
A bridge between retail trading and regulated markets
This collaboration blends FanDuel’s consumer engagement and technology with CME Group’s century-long derivatives expertise, creating a new hybrid model that sits at the intersection of gaming and regulated financial markets. It’s expected to open up a new retail user base to real-time price discovery and event-based trading—potentially reshaping how retail participants engage with macroeconomic and market data.
Building on their August 2025 announcement, the two firms are also developing a joint venture that will operate as a non-clearing futures commission merchant, providing customers access to fully funded, limited-risk event contracts via FanDuel’s platform. The contracts — expected to be listed on CME Group exchanges pending CFTC approval — will allow users to take simple “yes” or “no” positions for as little as $100, linked to benchmarks such as equity indices, energy prices, cryptocurrencies, and key economic indicators. Both companies have emphasised their commitment to education, consumer protection, and regulatory compliance, positioning this new offering as a safe and transparent entry point for a new generation of market participants.
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