What is Scalar Market?
A market whose payout varies with a numeric result, such as a rate level or temperature, not a simple Yes or No.
print 4.2% → payout 0.62
A scalar market pays based on…
Write it in your own words in the app.
In real work
Use a scalar market for the unemployment print so payout tracks how high the number lands.
In the illustration
The mercury rises to the printed number and the lever slides to a matching payout.
Explain the payout curve of the scalar market in your market app for the temperature contract: the floor, the cap, and what a reading in between pays.
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