FanDuel Predicts vs Robinhood: which prediction market app should you use?

FanDuel vs Robinhood prediction markets at a glance

This page compares two prediction apps: FanDuel Predicts and Robinhood’s event contracts. It is not about FanDuel’s sportsbook or Robinhood’s stock trading.

Both are CFTC-registered brokers that route orders to exchanges. Neither runs its prediction app under a state gaming license. The table shows where they part.

The real difference between FanDuel Predicts and Robinhood

The two mirror each other. FanDuel’s broker is controlled by an exchange group. Robinhood controls an exchange of its own.

CME Group owns 51% of the venture that runs FanDuel’s broker. It routes to CME and, since June 2026, to OG, Crypto.com’s exchange brand.

Robinhood Derivatives routes to Kalshi, ForecastEx, Rothera and, since September 8, 2026, Crypto.com’s exchange. Rothera is a Robinhood and Susquehanna venture, and Robinhood names most of its board.

So they overlap at Crypto.com’s exchange, North American Derivatives Exchange. Both now send football contracts there.

The sportsbook decides the map. FanDuel sells sports contracts in only 18 states, none with a FanDuel online sportsbook. Robinhood runs no sportsbook, and its sports contracts reach most states.

The order ticket differs too. FanDuel takes market orders only, filled in full or not at all. Robinhood takes limit orders only, so you set the price.

Can you compare FanDuel and Robinhood prices?

FanDuel Predicts and Robinhood publish no machine-readable prices, so no market can be priced on both here.

Not side by side. Neither app publishes machine-readable prices, so there is no live market we can show on both.

Robinhood offers a partial window. Many of its contracts are Kalshi’s, on Kalshi’s own order book. Those prices appear in our live prediction market odds.

FanDuel’s prices stay in its app. They show as multipliers, such as 1.25x, until you switch the display to cents.

To compare one question yourself, read both prices in cents. Then add each app’s fee from the next section.

Order type matters here too. A FanDuel market order fills at the going price. A Robinhood limit order fills at your price or not at all.

FanDuel vs Robinhood fees on the same $100 trade

Both top out at 2¢ a contract. FanDuel charges that at every price, while Robinhood charges less at the ends of the range.

At 50¢, they tie. $100 buys 200 contracts, and both charge $4.00. On Robinhood that is a 1¢ commission plus Kalshi’s 1¢ fee.

At 90¢, FanDuel’s fee stays 2¢, so $100 costs $2.22. Robinhood’s commission shrinks, but Kalshi’s 1¢ stays: $2.11.

At 10¢, FanDuel charges $20.00 on $100. A Kalshi contract through Robinhood costs $19.00, or $14.50 with Gold.

Off Kalshi, Robinhood lists the exchange fee as up to 1¢. On Rothera, ForecastEx and Crypto.com contracts, its totals can be lower.

Both charge again to exit early. Robinhood charges commission and the exchange fee on the sale. FanDuel’s cash-out fee is the same 2¢ a contract, even if you sell for less.

Moving money costs more on Robinhood. FanDuel charges no deposit or withdrawal fees. Robinhood’s bank transfers are free, but instant withdrawals cost 1.75% and wires $25.

The full schedules are in our FanDuel Predicts and Robinhood reviews.

Is FanDuel Predicts or Robinhood legal in the US?

Both, at the federal level. Each runs a CFTC-registered futures broker, and every exchange they route to is designated by the CFTC.

By our state records: FanDuel Predicts’ own terms: financial markets in every state; sports only in 18 states where FanDuel has no online sportsbook. Robinhood’s contracts are restricted or contested in 8 states. Each state's page is on our prediction market legal hub.

So the two limits differ in kind. FanDuel limits itself by map, with sports in 18 states. Robinhood’s limits come from states and courts.

Robinhood offers event contracts nationwide, with sports exceptions. Maryland ordered it to stop in April 2025. Nevada and Michigan now get no new sports contracts.

More states are fighting Robinhood. Connecticut ordered it to stop in December 2025, and Wisconsin and Kentucky have sued.

FanDuel’s fight has been quieter. In November 2025 it gave up its Nevada gaming licenses. Nevada’s board said it plans “unlawful activities related to sports event contracts.”

FanDuel also says it will drop sports contracts in any state that legalizes online sports betting.

Appeals courts are split. The Third Circuit sided with Kalshi in April 2026; the Ninth and Sixth have since sided with states.

Utah, where both sell sports contracts, won its case against Kalshi’s in August 2026. Every case is on our prediction market legal tracker.

FanDuel Predicts or Robinhood: which is safer?

On custody, it is close. Both keep event-contract cash at a CFTC-registered broker, apart from the firm’s own money.

Robinhood’s broker held $149 million for these customers on July 31, 2026, CFTC data show, against $26.2 million required.

FanDuel’s disclosures add a detail. Customer money is pooled, and the broker may invest it in Treasuries and keep the interest.

Neither balance is FDIC- or SIPC-insured, and both companies say so outright. Segregation is the protection, not insurance.

The wallets differ. FanDuel walls Predicts money off from its sportsbook and casino. Robinhood sweeps cash between your brokerage and event-contract balances automatically.

On record, FanDuel. The NFA lists no actions against its broker, and we found no lawsuit naming it.

Robinhood faces customer class actions, state suits and state orders over its sports contracts. As of its July 2026 quarterly report, none had ended in a judgment against it.

Both screen new traders. FanDuel asks about income, net worth and trading experience. Robinhood needs a second approval for event contracts, based on experience and state.

The details are in our FanDuel Predicts review and Robinhood review.

FanDuel Predicts vs Robinhood markets

Both lead with sports and add economic, crypto and culture contracts. The difference is breadth.

Robinhood lists all six categories we track, politics and climate included. Its football hub filters by week, team and conference.

FanDuel tracks the S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, oil, gas, gold, CPI and GDP, plus awards shows. Its own pages do not mention politics.

Both offer combos. Robinhood’s custom combos take up to 10 legs on pro football and basketball. FanDuel’s help center caps combos at six picks.

Neither publishes trading volume we can read. Robinhood’s Kalshi-listed contracts trade on Kalshi’s book, which our volume page tracks.

Deposits, withdrawals and payouts on FanDuel Predicts and Robinhood

FanDuel Predicts takes debit card, Apple Pay and online banking. Its Predicts balance is separate from any FanDuel sportsbook money.

Robinhood funds event contracts from your Robinhood account, by bank transfer, debit card or wire. Instant Deposits may not apply, and a bank transfer can take 1 to 5 business days.

FanDuel credits a win at once, as a pending payout you can trade with. It becomes withdrawable 1 to 2 business days after settlement.

Robinhood says most sports payouts arrive within 1 to 2 business days. The cash is generally withdrawable within 1 business day of settlement.

FanDuel then reviews each withdrawal, for up to 24 hours, or 48 for your first. Cards and Apple Pay arrive within 24 hours; banks take up to five business days.

Robinhood’s free bank transfer takes a day on its side. Debit card and instant bank transfers arrive within 30 minutes, for 1.75%.

Winning contracts pay $1 on both. Neither publishes a minimum deposit for prediction markets.

Settlement and disputes

Both settle on CFTC-regulated exchanges, from the source named in each market’s rules. The exchange, not the app, decides the result.

Robinhood says it cannot override a settlement, even when a sports app shows another score. On Rothera, the deciding exchange is one Robinhood partly controls.

FanDuel’s markets settle under CME’s or OG’s rules. Some close early once the result is known.

Results can also be corrected after settlement. On FanDuel, a resettlement can push your balance below zero until you top it up.

Read each market’s rules before you trade. The same game can list on different exchanges, with different sources.

FanDuel Predicts and Robinhood apps and support

FanDuel Predicts: App Store 4.8 (6.6K) · Google Play 4.6 (1.69K). Robinhood: App Store 4.3 (4.9M) · Google Play 4.7 (577K), for the whole Robinhood app. Ratings read September 25, 2026.

Read both scores with care. Robinhood’s rate its whole app, stocks and crypto included. FanDuel’s hide harsher written reviews: 84 of the latest 150 on the App Store gave one or two stars.

FanDuel Predicts is a separate iOS and Android app. Robinhood’s event contracts trade only in its iOS and Android apps; its website takes no orders.

Support differs. Robinhood offers 24/7 in-app chat and weekday phone callbacks. FanDuel offers live chat, an email form, and messages on X and Facebook, but no phone line.

Both offer self-exclusion. FanDuel adds deposit limits across its products. Robinhood lets you hide sports markets, though you can still trade them.

Can you use FanDuel Predicts and Robinhood together?

Yes. Nothing stops you holding both, and in FanDuel’s 18 sports states both list the major US leagues.

Both now send football to the same exchange, the one behind OG. Where both list the same contract there, it is one contract on one exchange. Compare fees, funding and the app first.

Elsewhere, spotting a price gap is hard. Neither app publishes prices, so you compare by hand, in cents.

At 50¢, the two fees add up to 4¢ a contract pair. So Yes on one plus No on the other must cost under 96¢.

Then check the rules. The same game can list on Kalshi in one app and OG in the other, with different sources. A “locked” pair can still lose on both sides.

FanDuel Predicts or Robinhood: which should you pick?

On our published method, FanDuel Predicts ranks thirteenth of 15 apps at 2.8 out of 5. Robinhood ranks sixth, at 4.3. Your own use decides it.

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