About ForecastEx
ForecastEx is the CFTC registered Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivative Clearing Organization (DCO) for Forecast Contracts. In this capacity, ForecastEx is an innovative marketplace for a new type of derivative, the Forecast Contract.
ForecastEx offers a new investment instrument that harnesses the power of crowd-wisdom. Forecast Contracts provide investors with a straightforward way to trade their predictions on economic, political, and climate outcomes, to either hedge against market uncertainty, or profit from their insights. The contracts are simply yes or no answers to questions about future events. Learn more about the contracts on the Forecast Contracts Work page.
“Forecast Contracts allow investors to act on the most crucial issues shaping our future. These contracts give traders a direct line to market sentiment on the economy and politics, helping them manage risk or express views on political events.”
– Thomas Peterffy, Founder and Chairman of Interactive Brokers.
The only fee charged by ForecastEx is one cent ($0.01) per contract or pair. The fee is included in the pricing, which makes it easy for the investors to know all the risks and costs upfront. There is no exchange, clearing, market data, brokerage, or any other fees.
What we do
ForecastEx allows you to trade the probabilities of future outcomes in a safe, regulated, interest-earning way. Forecast Contracts empower everyone to express their views on important macroeconomic, political, and climate questions.
Forecast Contract Features
Trade on Probabilities: Unlike traditional trading, Forecast Contracts let you directly trade on the likelihood of an event happening. It's a simple “yes” or “no” proposition, making it easy to understand and participate.
Longer-Term Focus: ForecastEx offers contracts in various time-lengths, allowing you to explore the potential impact of events in weeks, months, and even years into the future.
Earn While You Predict: Our innovative incentive structure rewards you with interest on your collateral, providing an income stream even when the predictions are not playing out.
Democratized Access: We've built a low-cost, low-friction platform to ensure that everyone can participate and contribute to the collective forecast.
Data-Driven Insights: By aggregating the predictions of Forecast Contract traders, we generate valuable data that can inform business and policy decisions. As a Forecast Contract trader, you are contributing to these valuable insights.
Be Part of the Forecasting Future
Whether you're a seasoned trader, new to trading, or just passionate about predictions and probabilities, ForecastEx invites you to join our community of traders. Explore the potential of prediction markets and build a brighter future for all by improving the accuracy of predictions for better decision-making.
Start trading Forecast Contracts
Trade Forecast Contracts with one of the qualified Futures Commission Merchants (FCM)
Questions?
Contact: info@forecastex.com
How Forecast Contracts work
Clients purchase contracts regarding economic data, capital markets, central banks, sovereign debt, and climate outcomes. These contracts include yes-or-no answers to questions about predictions, such as: Will the US Federal Funds Target Rate be set above a certain rate at the FOMC meeting ending date? Learn more here.
How to trade Forecast Contracts
You can trade Forecast Contracts with Forecast Contracts affiliate, a qualified Futures Commission Merchant (FCM). Find a list of them here.
CFTC Regulated market
ForecastEx is regulated by the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission. This makes Forecast Contracts the safer choice for trading prediction markets. Learn more about regulations here.