Summary
About this event
For 2026, the event is supported by its new sister company, The Trade, further strengthening its position as a key gathering for the global trading technology community.
New Focus for 2026: Prediction Markets Technology
A major addition to this year’s agenda is a dedicated focus on the rapid growth of US prediction and event-based markets.
As these markets evolve towards institutional-grade scale, the summit will explore the architectural challenges of building real-time participation frameworks. This creates a valuable opportunity for technology providers to connect directly with marketplace operators and exchanges aiming to lead in this high-frequency, event-driven segment.
Key Themes in Trading Technology and Market Innovation
Alongside prediction markets, the summit will cover critical areas shaping the future of capital markets technology, including:
- High-performance trading infrastructure
- Data as a competitive differentiator
- The future of AI-driven trading
These themes reflect the ongoing transformation of electronic trading, market infrastructure, and data-led decision-making across financial markets.
Why Attend TradingTech Summit NYC 2026?
Success in today’s capital markets environment requires both technological agility and an adaptive organisational culture.
If you work in trading technology, market data, or electronic execution, this summit offers access to one of the most influential gatherings of industry practitioners. It is designed to provide insight, connections, and strategies to stay competitive in a rapidly evolving landscape.
2026 Agenda Topics
The 2026 programme will explore a range of key topics across trading technology, infrastructure, and innovation:
- The evolving regulatory landscape for prediction markets, including regulatory certainty, compliance, and the path to mass market adoption
- Bridging the gap with a blueprint for institutional prediction markets
- Building for 24/7/365 trading environments, focusing on resiliency, cloud, and scalable infrastructure
- Developing prediction markets from the ground up, including matching, resolution, and market controls
- Buy and build strategies for composable trading platforms
- Engineering modern trading platforms through business and technology partnerships
- High-performance trading infrastructure as the foundation for speed, trust, and competitive advantage
- Unlocking the value of data as a differentiator, with a focus on the data product imperative
- AI and automation across trading workflows, from development to governance
