Interactive Brokers to Add Utility Firms to Temperature Prediction Markets in 2026

On January 21, 2026, Interactive Brokers said during its Tuesday earnings call that it intends to bring utility companies into temperature prediction markets over the course of 2026, expanding their use beyond pure speculation. The brokerage is also preparing support for electricity and natural gas contracts so institutional clients can hedge energy consumption, has recently enabled USDC-based stablecoin funding on Base, Ethereum, and Solana, and applied in December for a national trust bank charter with the OCC.