Weather & Climate · Market Making#260

Model-Run Clock Quoting

Weather markets have an unusually predictable information schedule: nothing much changes between model runs, then a great deal changes at once when a new one lands. That makes the quoting posture obvious — earn the spread through the quiet stretch, then widen or pull entirely in the minutes around each 00z, 06z, 12z and 18z release. The mistake that kills weather market makers is leaving quotes up across a run boundary.

What you need to run it

  • Model-release calendar with the actual availability times, not the nominal cycle hours
  • Automated widen-and-pull tied to those timestamps
  • Fair value that updates from the new run before quoting resumes

Where this applies

Markets on Polymarket where model-run clock quoting is the natural play:

  • Will the high in Chicago exceed 85°F on Thursday?
  • Will it rain in Seattle tomorrow?
  • Will Dallas exceed 100°F this weekend?

Capabilities this demands

PatienceCustom code / APIRisk management

At a glance

CategoryMarket Making
MarketWeather & Climate
Requirements3
CapabilitiesPatience, Custom code / API, Risk management
VenuePolymarket (CLOB, Polygon)

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