The Currency analytics
By Maheen Hernandez
Leverate drops new prediction market tech next February. The company plans to roll out specialized software for brokers during iFX EXPO Dubai 2026, joining a growing wave of tech…
Event trading keeps evolving fast, but most brokers still won't touch it because building the infrastructure from scratch costs too much and takes forever.
Brokers stay scared. That's the reality.
CEO Ran Strauss knows exactly why most firms won't make the jump yet. "Brokers have long been wary of launching new products due to technology risks," he said during a recent…
But there's more to it than just plugging in some software and calling it done. Risk management gets tricky fast when you're dealing with real-world events instead of regular…
The timing feels right though. Demand for innovative trading products keeps climbing, and brokers need fresh ways to grab client attention in an increasingly crowded market.
Leverate plans to show off the tech live at iFX EXPO, which should give industry folks their first real look at how the system works in practice.
The company's been pretty secretive about which brokers they're partnering with, but word around the industry suggests some major players are testing the waters.
Competition between Leverate and Devexperts will probably drive innovation faster than either company could manage alone.
The shift toward off-the-shelf prediction market solutions marks a big change from just two years ago, when most industry experts thought event-based trading would stay niche…
At iFX EXPO, Leverate expects to meet with brokers, technology partners, and regulatory representatives who want to understand how prediction markets might fit into their…
Some brokers remain skeptical about whether clients actually want to trade on political elections, sports outcomes, and other real-world events.
The regulatory landscape stays murky in many regions, which could slow adoption even if the technology works perfectly.
Leverate's technology demonstration at iFX EXPO will probably attract significant attention from industry watchers who want to gauge whether event-based trading has real…