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Short, practical guides to prediction markets — how prices work, how to size a trade, and how markets settle.

Beginner 7 min

What is a prediction market?

A prediction market lets you trade the outcome of a real event. This guide explains the YES/NO question, why the price is a probability, what you win, and how markets settle.

Beginner 8 min

How do prediction markets work?

The mechanics, step by step: how a market is written, how your order is priced and filled, how the probability moves, and what happens at close and settlement.

Beginner 5 min

Reading the YES/NO spread

Use the spread to gauge liquidity and find better entry prices.

Beginner 7 min

How to read prediction market odds and probability

Prices are percentages, not fractions. Learn to convert a probability into a payout, spot where the crowd disagrees with you, and read a market at a glance.

Intermediate 7 min

Sizing trades by edge, not feeling

A practical framework for stake sizing using implied probability.

Intermediate 7 min

Cashing out before an event ends

What cash out is, how the value is worked out from live probability, when it is available, and how to use it without giving back your edge.

Advanced 9 min

Reading the order book — depth and spread

How liquidity moves quotes and what it means for your fills and cash-outs.

Beginner 7 min

Prediction markets vs betting: what is actually different

A factual comparison: who sets the price, whether you can exit, what the range of subjects is, and how a position is valued before the result.

Beginner 4 min

Settlement, disputes, and resolution sources

What happens after a market closes — and how outcomes are verified on TradeBanta.

Beginner 8 min

Prediction markets in Nigeria: a practical guide

How trading works from Nigeria — the Naira wallet, bank transfer funding, identity checks before withdrawal, what you can trade, and the rules that protect you.

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