US Sports Giant Fanatics to Acquire Exchange and Clearinghouse for Prediction Markets from BGC

2026/07/28 09:43 (Updated 2026/07/28 14:01)

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US Sports Giant Fanatics to Acquire Exchange and Clearinghouse for Prediction Markets from BGC

Acquisition of the Exchange

On the 27th, US sports giant Fanatics announced that it has signed a contract to acquire the exchange and clearinghouse owned by the publicly traded BGC Group.

Fanatics, a company that deals in sports merchandise and sports card businesses, has been operating the prediction market service 'Fanatics Markets' since December 2025. Meanwhile, BGC Group is a brokerage and financial technology company that deals with a wide range of financial products including bonds, foreign exchange, stocks, and energy, and is among the world's leading...

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