Comment by graemep
2 days ago
That sounds as though the successful traders are informally acting as market makers and are rewarded for doing that.
2 days ago
That sounds as though the successful traders are informally acting as market makers and are rewarded for doing that.
Yes. It's not only that, as we also find very successful traders who take directional bets on elections and sports. But among the most successful traders, a large fraction are acting as market makers. Note that acting like one is not enough. We also find many traders acting as market makers among the least successful, yet they don't lose as much as the top winners do.
Actually it’s pretty explicitly stated, polymarket even have special docs section, "market maker guide"