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      The era of event derivatives is here.

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      Prediction markets are one of the fastest growing themes across our internal tracking and their traction should not be ignored.

      Kalshi exceeded $1 billion in daily volume on Super Bowl Sunday, a record with a 2,700% increase compared to the previous year.

      They raised $1 billion at an $11 billion valuation with key integrations like Robinhood and Google. Meanwhile, Polymarket secured CFTC approval to operate federally. 

      This is the start of a new asset class: Event Contracts. And the projected path to $300 billion in annual volume demands attention from the trading technology sector. For example, our thesis is that now, in addition to Retail Traders, we now have Event Traders. 

      This new class of traders does not just speculate on the S&P 500 direction. They hedge political, tech, and global risks. And they do it in a regulated, liquid environment. It is still early, but we are paying attention and diving into the sector.

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