Weekly Review: IG Applies for a UK Gambling Licence to Launch Prediction Markets, Plus500 Agrees to Acquire Brazilian Broker

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This week, IG Group applied for a UK gambling licence, planning to offer prediction markets in the UK; Plus500 agreed to acquire a Brazilian broker. IG's licence application is still pending approval, with prediction markets planned to launch in early 2027. Google reopened CFD and forex advertising in Denmark and Chile; Capital.com UAE clients traded $1.06 trillion in the first half of the year, with stop-loss orders set on only 18.3% of trades.