How to create a multiple-choice market with customised initial probabilities?
How to create a multiple-choice market with customised initial probabilities?
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Bounty goes to the first person to show me how to create a multiple-choice market with customized initial probabilities. Specifically, I want to create a market where all the initial probabilities are zero except for one special one which is 100 percent.
Currently I have to approximate this by creating the market and then trading on it to bid up the special one.
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I believe that is the only way to do it. I suppose you could make the market unlisted, and then list it after buying so no one interferes before then.
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What is this?
What is Manifold?
Manifold is the world's largest social prediction market.
Get accurate real-time odds on politics, tech, sports, and more.
Or create your own play-money betting market on any question you care about.
Are our predictions accurate?
Yes! Manifold is very well calibrated, with forecasts on average within 4 percentage points of the true probability. Our probabilities are created by users buying and selling shares of a market.
In the 2022 US midterm elections, we outperformed all other prediction market platforms and were in line with FiveThirtyEight’s performance. Many people who don't like betting still use Manifold to get reliable news.
Why use play money?
Why use play money?Mana (Ṁ) is the play-money currency used to bet on Manifold. It cannot be converted to cash. All users start with Ṁ1,000 for free.
Play money means it's much easier for anyone anywhere in the world to get started and try out forecasting without any risk. It also means there's more freedom to create and bet on any type of question.
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