1.6 KiB
Prediction Market Matchmaking
Idea: Build order book with matchmaking => anyone can provide liquidity at the prices they desire.
A market maker could still run by creating orders which others can fill to "kickstart the market".
Example order flow:
YES BUY 5 @ 80 <-> NO BUY 5 @ 20
YES: 5/80 | p=400/500=0.8
NO: 5/20 | p=100/500=0.2
total: 500 sats
YES SELL 1 @ 80 <-> NO SELL 1 @ 20
YES: 4/80 | p=320/400=0.8
NO: 4/20 | p= 80/400=0.2
total: 400 sats
YES SELL 1 @ 90 <-> NO SELL 1 @ 10
YES: 2/80 + 1/70 | p=230/300=0.7667
NO: 2/20 + 1/30 | p= 70/300=0.2334
total: 300 sats
YES BUY 10 @ 90 <-> NO BUY 10 @ 10
YES: 2/80 + 1/70 + 10/90 | p=1130/1300=0.8692
NO: 2/20 + 1/30 + 10/10 | p= 170/1300=0.1307
total: 1300
at any time, amount of YES shares in circulation must be equal to amount of NO shares in circulation.
For every YES share bought at a price X, there must either be
- a NO share bought at (100-X) or
- a YES share sold at X.
This makes sure that when one sides win, the other side has deposited enough sats to pay them.
Order book will look like this:
YES BUY-IN | SELLs | NO BUY-IN |
---|---|---|
YES BUY 5 @ 80 | YES SELL 5 @ 80 | |
YES BUY 5 @ 10 | NO BUY 5 @ 90 | |
YES BUY 1 @ 60 | ||
NO SELL 1 @ |
Market stats:
- amount of shares in circulation (amount of YES shares = amount of NO shares)
- Prediction for YES and NO (%)
- Expiry: 100 or 0 sats