{"id":60120,"date":"2026-04-30T22:23:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T02:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/federal-regulators-approve-nasdaqs-new-stock-market-betting-options\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T22:23:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T02:23:16","slug":"federal-regulators-approve-nasdaqs-new-stock-market-betting-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/federal-regulators-approve-nasdaqs-new-stock-market-betting-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Regulators Approve Nasdaq’s New Stock Market Betting Options"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Federal securities regulators have given Nasdaq the go-ahead to launch a new type of investment product that works more like a casino bet than traditional stock trading.<\/p>

The Securities and Exchange Commission approved Nasdaq’s request Thursday to offer binary options contracts tied to major stock market indexes, marking another step toward mainstream acceptance of prediction market investing.<\/p>

These new financial instruments operate as simple yes-or-no wagers on whether stock indexes will finish above or below specific price points. Winners receive exactly $100 per contract, while losers get nothing.<\/p>

Nasdaq MRX, the company’s electronic options platform, plans to initially offer these contracts based on the Nasdaq-100 index and its micro version. The Nasdaq-100 follows the performance of 100 major non-financial companies trading on the exchange, featuring tech giants like Apple, Nvidia and Intel. The micro version represents one-hundredth of the main index’s value.<\/p>

The commission fast-tracked Nasdaq’s March application, determining the proposal met regulatory standards without raising fresh oversight issues.<\/p>

“We welcome the SEC’s approval of Nasdaq MRX’s proposal to list and trade Outcome\u2011Related Options (OROs) tied to the Nasdaq-100 Index,” a company representative stated.<\/p>

This approval reflects growing interest among financial companies in prediction markets, which allow participants to wager on real-world outcomes while potentially creating new profit opportunities and market intelligence.<\/p>

Competitor Cboe Global Markets is also preparing to launch similar all-or-nothing contracts focused on financial and economic events, targeting a second-quarter rollout pending regulatory clearance.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Securities and Exchange Commission has given the green light to Nasdaq’s plan to offer new binary options that let investors place yes-or-no bets on stock index performance. These contracts will pay out a fixed $100 if the bet is correct when the option expires.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":60119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[834],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/news-1777602196020.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-fDG","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":30327,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/nasdaq-requests-sec-permission-for-new-stock-index-betting-options\/","url_meta":{"origin":60120,"position":0},"title":"Nasdaq Requests SEC Permission for New Stock Index Betting Options","author":"Admin","date":"March 2, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Nasdaq stock exchange has filed a request with federal regulators to launch binary options trading on its Nasdaq 100 index. 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