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An expanding knowledge base — about Investment Bets in particular, and the markets in general.
How entry and exit prices are set
1 min readEvery bet is priced from live market data the app fetches for you — once when you open it, and again when it closes.
Overnight moves and opening gaps
2 min readPrices keep moving after the closing bell. What happens overnight can push the next session's open well past where a stock closed.
The 10% slot rule and exposure capacity
2 min readEvery open bet occupies a fixed 10% slot of your portfolio capacity, keeping scores focused on picking performance rather than position sizing.
Target dates and automatic settlement
1 min readSetting an optional target date tells the platform when to close your bet automatically using that day's regular-session closing price.
How short positions work and their asymmetry
1 min readWhen you take a short position you gain when the price falls and lose when it rises. Because a price can only fall to zero but has no ceiling, the math on gains and losses is not symmetrical.