Structural#015

Pre-Resolution Sniping

Sometimes an event is effectively over before the market officially closes: the game ends, the bill is signed, the race gets called. In that window, slow traders haven't updated and stale orders are still sitting on the wrong side. You watch the authoritative source in real time and sweep those leftover orders on the now-certain correct side before everyone else reacts. The edge is reaction speed plus a clear rule for what counts as 'decided.'

What you need to run it

Monitoring of authoritative resolution sources in real time
Fast order routing to hit stale orders first
Clear playbook per market type for what counts as 'called'

Where this applies

Markets on Polymarket where pre-resolution sniping is the natural play:

Will the Chiefs beat the Eagles this Sunday? (snipe once the game is decided)
Will the President sign the spending bill before the deadline?
Will the AP call a given state on election night?

Capabilities this demands

Low latencyData ingestionCustom code / API

At a glance

CategoryStructural

Requirements3

CapabilitiesLow latency, Data ingestion, Custom code / API

VenuePolymarket (CLOB, Polygon)

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