Polymarket расширяет горизонты: новейшие рынки прогнозов акций «вверх/вниз» Headline: Polymarket Expands Horizons: New Up/Down Stock Prediction Markets

The prediction platform Polymarket has introduced markets that allow users to forecast the rise or fall of stocks, indices, and commodities, as reported by The Block, citing company representatives.

Users can now place bets on whether the prices of various financial instruments will exceed or fall below specific levels by a predetermined time.

In the new Finance section, contracts are categorized into groups such as stocks, earnings reports, indices, commodities, mergers, IPOs, Fed bets, business, government bonds, and more. The data sources cited include The Wall Street Journal and Nasdaq.

This new type of contract strengthens Polymarket’s position and presence in traditional finance. It follows the recent launch of corporate earnings prediction markets, which coincided with the platform’s return to the U.S. market. The update expands the project’s focus beyond political and macroeconomic issues to include predictions about individual companies.

The integration of this new functionality allows a broad audience to speculate on the stock market without needing brokerage accounts or leverage.

It is worth noting that, according to some estimates, Polymarket’s investment valuation is approaching $10 billion.

Amid increasing institutional support, the combined monthly trading volume on the two leading prediction platforms has reached $4.5 billion.