What is a Prediction Market?

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[00:00:00]Every day, [music] the world is full of questions. Will the Fed cut rates? Will inflation drop? What if you could turn your answer [music] into money?

[00:00:08]A prediction market lets you trade on real-world events. Each market has two sides, yes and no.

[00:00:15]Buy yes if you think it'll happen.

[00:00:17][music] Buy no if you don't.

[00:00:20]Here's the magic. Prices are probabilities.

[00:00:23]If yes is trading at [music] 65 cents, the market thinks there's a 65% chance it happens. If you're right, every share pays out $1. 65 [music] cents in, $1 out. A 35 cent profit per share. Why do these markets exist? Crowds with skin in the game are surprisingly good forecasters. [music] You can hedge your views, trade macro events directly, and skip the noisy proxies.

[00:00:47]>> [music] >> That's a prediction market in under a minute. Next time, why winning the bet isn't the [music] same as making money.