Should creators support edge-case insider trading to incentivize clarification of edge-cases?
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One problem with prediction markets is that often things turn out to be an edge-case that doesn't fit neatly into the original resolution criteria. The way to resolve those edge-cases could often be clarified ahead of time, but often this doesn't sufficiently happen.

Recently I've been thinking: imagine you come up with an edge-case and ask the creator for clarification. If the creator first tells you about it, and gives you time to trade on the info, then that would give you profit, and thereby incentivize you to bring likely edge-cases to the creators' attention. Then after you've traded, you could reveal the creator's answer to cash out.

But the obvious counterargument is this could be disadvantageous to other participants, making it feel unfair. So I think it should be taken up for vote and discussion to see how people feel about it.

Maybe there are also other pros/cons that I haven't thought of.

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