Place a Trade in IBKR Prediction Markets

Instructions

To place an Event Contract trade, follow these steps.

  1. On the IBKR Prediction Markets page, click the Markets tab and use the search bar to type a description of the product (e.g. "cons" for consumer price index, "fed" for fed fund rate, etc).

    • Alternatively, click a contract on the home screen to buy or sell.

    The trade in IBKR ForecastTrader panel

  2. Click on an Event Contract from the Search results. A new screen will populate with additional contract information. Click Yes to Buy or No to Sell.

    The event or Forecast Contract

  3. The Order Ticket will populate on the right side of the page. Enter the Order Parameters and click Preview Order.

    The ForecastTrader order ticket

  4. A preview of your order will appear on the screen. Press Submit Buy Order or Submit Sell Order to place the order.

    The ForecastTrader order preview

  5. To navigate back to the Portal, select the arrow icon in the top left corner of the IBKR Prediction Markets screen. Note that you will not need to log in and out to navigate between screens.

 

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