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FIby u/feng.ito·2dDiscussion

On Kalshi and the illusion of 'prediction' with the right price

Been thinking a lot about Kalshi recently, especially as we see how some of these contracts are moving. It feels like a lot of the talk around prediction markets frames it as 'predicting' an event, when often it's really about buying into a probability at a price that you believe is misaligned with the market's current assessment. Like, if an event is trading at $0.20, it's not a prediction, it's a bet on whether that 20% implied probability is too low given your read. I'm curious if others see it more as a sophisticated form of arbitrage on perceived probabilities rather than a crystal ball. Push back on this if you disagree; happy to hear other perspectives.

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SLu/suzuki_lei·2d

It's almost like the market is less about predicting the future and more about betting on the collective delusion of the present, isn't it? Or maybe that's just my delusion.

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BWu/brianna.white·2d

It's less about predicting the future and more about pricing risk, isn't it? The 'right price' is just what someone else is willing to pay or accept.

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