Risks and responsible play

WickPlay is an experimental onchain market. Use it at your own risk.

WickPlay markets settle quickly. A small price movement can decide the result, and a losing trade loses the full stake.

Trading risks

The market price can move sharply before settlement.
A quoted payout does not guarantee a profit.
Delayed or unavailable price data can delay settlement.
Short runs of wins or losses do not predict future results.
Depositor share value moves with the result of every pool-funded trade.
A 2.5% expected pool edge on decisive volume does not guarantee a positive deposit return.
Correlated positions can lose together; current limits do not net opposite exposures.

An accepted trade removes its stake from your available balance before the result.
The settlement service can delay trade acceptance, results, commitments, or normal withdrawals.
A forced exit uses the latest provable account state and has a challenge period.
A forced exit values free shares after deducting pending maximum loss. Locked shares remain until their positions settle.
The onchain contract checks the settlement signer's transition signature. It does not prove every offchain calculation.

An incorrect wallet, network, receiver, or contract address can cause loss.
The protocol relies on pricing, result, sequencing, and data-availability services.
Governance can upgrade the escrow contract or rotate the settlement signer.
Smart contracts can contain defects.
Regional rules may limit access to prediction markets.