A dated, neutral read on ForecastEx from New Hampshire. It is a federal CFTC designated contract market for economic, climate and political forecast contracts, generally open to eligible residents and reached through an Interactive Brokers account. Information, not advice. As of March 2026.
Last reviewed 16 March 2026 · Status as of March 2026 · Information, not legal advice
ForecastEx LLC is a designated contract market and derivatives clearing organization, designated and registered by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in June 2024, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Interactive Brokers Group. It lists Forecast Contracts on economic indicators such as the unemployment rate, the consumer price index and gross domestic product, on climate indicators such as global and United States temperature and atmospheric carbon dioxide, and on political outcomes. Because that registration is federal, the venue is available to eligible United States residents in all 50 states, including New Hampshire, for those categories. Access runs mostly through an Interactive Brokers account rather than a separate ForecastEx deposit page, because ForecastEx is an Interactive Brokers subsidiary. The venue lists no sports markets. A contract price is an implied probability, not a prediction, and the contracts carry a real risk of loss.
As of March 2026, ForecastEx is generally available to eligible New Hampshire residents aged 18 or older. It is a CFTC designated contract market and clearing organization, owned by Interactive Brokers, listing economic, climate and political forecast contracts only, not sports. Most retail access is through an Interactive Brokers account. Confirm the current position and the specific contract before you act.
ForecastEx reaches a New Hampshire resident federally rather than through a state licence. It is a designated contract market and a derivatives clearing organization, designated and registered by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in June 2024, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Interactive Brokers Group. That federal registration makes it available to eligible residents in all 50 states, New Hampshire included, for the categories it lists.
What it lists is economic and climate data and political outcomes, not sports. ForecastEx offers Forecast Contracts on indicators such as the unemployment rate, the consumer price index and gross domestic product, on climate measures such as global and United States temperature and atmospheric carbon dioxide, and on political questions. The detail a New Hampshire reader should plan around is access: there is no separate retail deposit funnel at the ForecastEx site, and most retail traders reach Forecast Contracts through an Interactive Brokers account, so an Interactive Brokers account is effectively the route in.
A clear federal basis does not make a contract safe to over trade. Forecast Contracts settle on real data and can lose you money, a price is an implied probability rather than our prediction, and we do not tip outcomes. Eligibility, the listed contracts, and the funding steps can change, so confirm the current position on ForecastEx and Interactive Brokers, and read our New Hampshire legality guide for the wider framework, before you act.
These are federally listed United States venues you can compare ForecastEx against. The list appears after the information and shows no paid placements. ForecastEx lists economic, climate and political forecast contracts, not sports. Scores are illustrative editorial examples. Confirm the current position and your eligibility before acting.
A clear regulator does not make any contract safe to over trade. Prediction markets and event contracts can lose you money. Trade only what you can afford to lose, never to chase a loss, and never with borrowed money. If it stops feeling like a choice, step back. In the United States you can call or text 1-800-GAMBLER or visit ncpgambling.org. You must be 18+ or the legal age in your region.
As of March 2026, yes, generally. ForecastEx is a CFTC designated contract market and clearing organization, available to eligible New Hampshire residents in all 50 states for economic, climate and political forecast contracts. Access is generally through an Interactive Brokers account. This is general information, not legal advice.
Through an Interactive Brokers account in most cases, since ForecastEx is a wholly owned subsidiary of Interactive Brokers Group and has no separate retail deposit funnel. A New Hampshire resident would generally open or use an Interactive Brokers account and trade Forecast Contracts from there. Confirm the current steps before you act.
Forecast Contracts on economic indicators such as the unemployment rate, the consumer price index and gross domestic product, on climate indicators such as global and United States temperature and atmospheric carbon dioxide, and on political outcomes. There are no sports markets, and each contract carries a real risk of loss.
ForecastEx operates under a federal CFTC designation as a designated contract market and clearing organization, which makes it available to eligible New Hampshire residents. This is general information, not legal advice. Confirm your own eligibility and the specific contract before trading.
No. ForecastEx lists economic, climate and political forecast contracts only, with no sports markets for a New Hampshire user. For sports related event contracts you would look at other venues, and even those carry a real risk of loss.
The position above rests on the federal designation of ForecastEx, its own contract rules, and the Interactive Brokers access route. Confirm it yourself before you act, because the rules in this area change.
Status as of March 2026. General information, not legal advice.