Place a Trade in IBKR Prediction Markets

Instructions

To place an Event Contract trade, please take the steps outlined below.

  1. On the Prediction Markets window, 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 populating on the home screen to buy or sell.

    The IBKR Prediction Markets window search.

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

    Select yes or no in IBKR Prediction Markets in TWS

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

    The order ticket in Prediction Markets TWS

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

    The Prediction Markets order preview in TWS

 

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