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Propose a market

Any verified user can propose a new market for the platform to list. Approved proposals open for trading once a moderator confirms the resolution criteria are clear and the event is appropriate.

Submitting a proposal

The flow is four steps โ€” write a clear question, define the resolution rule, pay the $1.00 USDC proposal fee, and wait for moderator review.

  1. 1. Write a Yes/No question

    Every market on SatoriEx is binary. Frame your question so exactly one outcome is true and the other is false. For multi-outcome events ("who wins the election?") submit the question once; the platform decomposes it into N binary markets, one per candidate, automatically.

  2. 2. Define the resolution criterion

    Spell out exactly what evidence will determine the outcome: source (e.g. "the official election commission tally"), edge cases (postponements, recounts, ties), and the moment of evaluation (the time you consider the question settled). Vague criteria are the #1 reason proposals get rejected.

  3. 3. Pay the $1.00 USDC proposal fee

    The fee covers moderator review time. It is non-refundable if your proposal is approved. If rejected, the fee is automatically refunded to your USDC balance, atomically with the rejection decision.

  4. 4. Wait for moderator review

    A moderator reviews each proposal โ€” typically within 24โ€“48 hours. Approved proposals activate at the listed resolution window. You'll receive an in-app notification whichever way it goes.

The proposal fee

$1.00 USDC flat. Charged at submission, refunded on rejection (atomic with the reject action โ€” see proposal_service.go for the ledger flow), non-refundable on approval. The fee is intentionally low to keep proposing accessible while discouraging spam submissions.

What gets approved

Moderators look for four things:

  • The question has a clear binary answer that will be objectively determinable at resolution time.
  • The resolution criterion names a specific public source or evidence path โ€” not "general consensus" or "news reports".
  • The market is not in a prohibited category (illegal-content prediction, sports games where SatoriEx has no licensing position, individual person harm, etc.).
  • The market doesn't duplicate an active or recently-settled market for the same question.

Tips for approval

Search existing markets for duplicates before paying the fee. Cite at least one URL as the resolution source. Keep the question under 120 characters; long questions read poorly in market cards. If you're unsure whether a category is allowed, ask in the community channels first โ€” much cheaper than a rejected proposal.
Go to the proposal form