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Comment by barchar

1 day ago

There is a fee implicit in the market spread. It's formed out of the time value of money w.r.t. the cost of NOT trading as well as the adverse selection faced by those with standing offers.

Increased insider trading will increase spreads.

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barchar

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hunterpayne  21 hours ago

Then explain why the average prediction market has a smaller spread than the average equity option market.

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