What Does 'Settlement Lag' Mean?

[ SLANG ][ PREDICTION MARKETS ]

FORCE: Degen EconomyUNIVERSE: Prediction MarketsCLUSTER: Market Structure

The delay between when a prediction market's real-world outcome is effectively known and when the market officially resolves and pays out, during which traders' capital remains locked in.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

"The outcome was obvious for days but settlement lag kept the capital locked up the whole time."

LORE & ORIGIN

Prediction-market trader vocabulary for a practical friction point in the trading experience, discussed as a real cost since locked capital during settlement lag can't be redeployed elsewhere.

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Related To:Resolution Rules

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EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES

中文 zh-CNSettlement Lag →日本語 ja-JPセトルメントラグ →한국어 ko-KR세틀먼트 랙 →Español es-ESsettlement lag →Português pt-BRsettlement lag →Français fr-FRsettlement lag →

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