DraftKings DKeX Trading Volume Soars Following Football Season Kickoff

As the 2026 football season kicks off, DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG) is routing increased volume through its internal prediction market exchange, DKeX.

Data from Eilers & Krejcik Gaming’s (EKG) PMI Databook indicate that for the week ending Sept. 7, or Week 1 of the 2026 college football season, turnover on DKeX surged nearly 610%, by far the largest increase among the major prediction market operators.

DKeX reaching volume levels on par with Crypto.com’s Nadex is impressive because the latter clears trades for multiple prediction markets.

Aggregate volume on DKeX, Nadex and Novig is currently small compared to the two largest yes/no exchanges, but turnover on those three platforms is rapidly expanding.

DKeX Combo Volume Soaring, Too

With the NFL kickoff in the books and college football moving into Week 2, demand for prediction market combos—industry-speak for parlays—is accelerating quickly.

DraftKings, which self-certified combos just a month ago, is already capitalizing on that opportunity set by routing more multi-leg contract volume through DKeX.

“Combos were around 46% of total DKeX volume in the first week of September,” adds Allen. “DraftKings also looks to be sending combo flow to DKeX, with combo contract volume up 826% to more than 100 million.”

Allen pointed out that DKeX combo contract volume ballooned so rapidly that it now ranks third behind only the market’s two largest prediction operators.

DKeX Growth Matters

DKeX’s volume trajectory validates DraftKings’ broader market strategy. Launched in late June, the exchange is rapidly capturing market share in sports event contracts—a trajectory accelerated by summer international soccer and the start of football season.

For DraftKings investors, that growth trajectory reinforces the company’s push toward vertical integration. It also signals that the Railbird Technologies acquisition announced last October is delivering on its promise: providing the proprietary exchange infrastructure needed to reduce reliance on third-party clearing houses and keep higher margin flow in-house.