News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

Benjamin-Cup

Risk Management and Hedging in a Polymarket Dual-Side Arbitrage Bot

Dual-side arbitrage in prediction markets like Polymarket looks simple:Buy both outcomes below $1 → hold → guaranteed profit.But in real trading, this breaks without one key component:Risk management.The real risk is not price direction — it’s execution imbalance.The Real Risk: Unpaired ExposureIn theory:Buy UP at 0.47Buy DOWN at 0.46Total = 0.93 → locked profit.In practice:One side fillsThe...

( Read More... | 1 comment | on HN )

Polymarket 5min market Trading Bot

This bot is designed to trade efficiently in the 5-minute markets on Polymarket, focusing on execution speed, structured strategy, and built-in risk management.Instead of relying on pure prediction, the system is built around:Strategy-based entriesAutomated trade executionRisk management controlsOptimized timing for short-duration marketsAutomatic position handling and redemption after market...

( Read More... | no comments | on HN )