Live Roundups Editor's Desk Insights Executive Ops Weather About 🔍
Home › Business & Finance › SEC Eyes Manipulation, Insider Risk in Prediction Markets
Business & Finance

SEC Eyes Manipulation, Insider Risk in Prediction Markets

Bloomberg Markets Thursday 29 October 2026, 15:45 UTC By Nicola M White and Rebecca Klar (Bloomberg Law) 1 min read
Key Points

EXCLUSIVE SEC Eyes Manipulation, Insider Risk in Prediction Markets Add another regulator to the list of watchdogs monitoring risks in the fast-growing prediction market industry: the Securities and Exchange Commission. Trades tied to companies’ key performance indicators or earnings measures can fall under the Wall Street regulator’s turf and SEC Enforcement Director David Woodcock said the agency is watching out for signs of foul play.

EXCLUSIVE SEC Eyes Manipulation, Insider Risk in Prediction Markets Add another regulator to the list of watchdogs monitoring risks in the fast-growing prediction market industry: the Securities and Exchange Commission. Trades tied to companies’ key performance indicators or earnings measures can fall under the Wall Street regulator’s turf and SEC Enforcement Director David Woodcock said the agency is watching out for signs of foul play.
SEC Eyes Manipulation, Insider Risk in Prediction Markets (ORG) the Securities and Exchange Commission (ORG) SEC (ORG) David Woodcock (PERSON)
Originally published by Bloomberg Markets Read original →

Related Stories

Jeffery Simmons to the Bears: Here is key intel on Super Bowl implications, draft picks and more

In a high-stakes game of poker before the NFL trade deadline on Nov. 10, Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles went all-in on Thursday after seeing two other NFC teams with legitimate Super Bowl aspirations make their moves. Poles sent first-round picks in 2027 and '28 and a fourth-rounder in '27 to the Tennessee Titans for first-team All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons and a 2028 fifth-rounder. It's the first time in the common draft era (since 1967) a DT has been traded for...

ESPN just now

The Fearsome Rise of the Haunted Attraction

The Fearsome Rise of the Haunted Attraction Once low-tech staples of Halloween carnivals, haunted houses have become elaborate immersive environments that can draw crowds to forgotten parts of US cities. David Dudley reports. The Fearsome Rise of the Haunted Attraction Once low-tech staples of Halloween carnivals, haunted houses have become elaborate immersive environments that can draw crowds to forgotten parts of US cities.

Bloomberg Markets 9m ago

HMRC targets 200 billionaires in crackdown on tax avoidance

HMRC targets 200 billionaires in crackdown on tax avoidance The tax authority says it is aiming to help taxpayers ‘understand and meet their obligations’ - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Already a member? Log in HMRC has assigned dedicated tax compliance managers to every billionaire linked to the UK in a bid to maximise revenue and crackdown on avoidance. Over 200 billionaires have been identified by the tax authority, and will now be...

The Independent UK 10m ago

Citadel Can Subpoena Top Marshall Wace Executives, Judge Rules

Citadel Can Subpoena Top Marshall Wace Executives, Judge Rules Citadel won access to the communications of two of Marshall Wace’s most senior executives as part of a legal fight over the British hedge fund’s recruitment of former Citadel portfolio manager Daniel Shatz as global credit head. A New York state judge on Wednesday ruled that Marshall Wace executives Anthony Clake and Alan Hofmeyr are covered by a Citadel subpoena. Justice Andrea Masley also ordered Marshall Wace to broaden its...

Bloomberg Markets 20m ago