Wealthsimple’s new prediction markets app shows Canadian users popular markets, such as who will win the 2028 US presidential election, even if the company can’t let users bet on them due to Canadian laws. Experts suspect the approach is “teasing” Canadians in a bid they will pressure regulators to loosen the rules.
Not that a national bank is any worthier, but they do tend to have a better app, browser, and trading interface.