Question 1

What is the “Will Iowa State beat Baylor?” market asking?

Accepted Answer

It asks whether the following will happen: Will Iowa State beat Baylor? It is one of the markets in the Polymarket event “CFB: Iowa State vs. Baylor”. Traders buy Yes shares if they think it will and No shares if they think it will not.

Question 2

What do the Yes and No prices mean?

Accepted Answer

At the last observation Yes traded at 100.0¢ and No at 0.0¢. A Yes share pays $1 if the market resolves Yes, so its price is the market's implied probability: 100.0% for Yes and 0.0% for No. The two prices add up to about one dollar.

Question 3

When does this market close?

Accepted Answer

Trading is scheduled to close on Oct 5, 2024. After the close no new trades are accepted and the outcome is settled by the resolution source.

Question 4

How does this market resolve?

Accepted Answer

This is a market on the outcome of the college football game between Iowa State and Baylor.

Question 5

What is the difference between volume, liquidity and open interest?

Accepted Answer

24h volume ($10.98K) is the dollar value of shares traded in the last 24 hours. Volume measures activity, liquidity measures how easily you can trade, and open interest measures how much is at stake.

Question 6

Where does this data come from and how fresh is it?

Accepted Answer

Prices, the order book, holders and the trade tape come from Polymarket's public order book and data API. Vultax records each observation with its own timestamp (market facts last updated Oct 7, 2:20 AM) and shows a value as unavailable rather than as zero when a source has not answered.

Question 7

Can I trade this market on Vultax?

Accepted Answer

No. Vultax is a research and paper-trading terminal; it does not execute orders. The trade controls open the official market on Polymarket (https://polymarket.com/event/will-iowa-state-beat-baylor) or the Vultax predictions monitor, where you can track the market and paper trade it.

Will Iowa State beat Baylor?

CFB: Iowa State vs. Baylor

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