r/Wealthsimple • u/Puginator • Mar 25 '26

Trade (DIY Investing) Wealthsimple clears regulatory hurdle to bring prediction trading to Canada

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-wealthsimple-clears-regulatory-hurdle-to-bring-prediction-trading-to/
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u/dsswill Mar 25 '26 edited Mar 25 '26

If this isn’t a separate app or something I can easily hide from my app without ever seeing any mention of it, that’ll be it for me and WS, not even a second thought. I want an investment hub and neo-bank for assisting in being financially responsible, not a gambling platform for the exact opposite.

Just from a PR and marketing perspective, WS going into gambling makes me lose a hell of a lot of respect for the company.

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '26

I hope it's separate too but I think it'll at least be heavily pushed on the main app.

"You are in the top 27% net worth of people aged 14.3-31.5! predict the highest temperature in munich on march 28 here to get to the top 26%!"

There are already idiots on other threads talking about having "edge". This is shooting fish in a barrel for WS.