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Market resolution

What is market resolution?

Resolution is the moment a market's outcome is decided and winning shares are paid. The market's rules say which source decides and what happens in edge cases.

On Polymarket

Polymarket.com markets resolve through the UMA optimistic oracle; on Polymarket US the exchange resolves markets from the sources listed in each market's rules [1][2].

👉 How Polymarket markets resolve

UMA optimistic oracle · Resolution source · Dispute

Frequently asked questions

How does Market resolution work on Polymarket?

Polymarket.com markets resolve through the UMA optimistic oracle; on Polymarket US the exchange resolves markets from the sources listed in each market's rules .

Sources

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