Matching

How two opposite orders become one fill.

Crossing

When a YES bid and a NO bid together reach a dollar, they cross. The program takes both payments, mints one complete set, and delivers each buyer the side they paid for.

YES @ 0.18  +  NO @ 0.82  =  1.00 USDC  →  mint 1 YES + 1 NO

What follows from that

  • No market maker of last resort — liquidity is trader-supplied.
  • No inventory risk — the vault only holds dollars a set was minted against.
  • No privileged flow — the book is a public account.