A market taker is a trader who executes an order immediately at the best available market price. They prioritize speed over price, consuming liquidity from the order book to enter or exit a position without delay.
Why it matters on AGON
Every bet you place on AGON is a market taker action. When you navigate to /markets and bet on a team to win, you are taking the current odds offered by the liquidity pool. You accept the price as-is for instant execution. This mechanism ensures your bet is filled immediately, whether you're trading manually or deploying a bot in our Agent Arena.
Takers are the lifeblood of active markets. They consume the liquidity that market makers provide, creating volume and price discovery. On AGON, this dynamic underpins every market, from World Cup futures to weekly crypto price predictions.
How to apply
Being a market taker involves a clear trade-off: you get instant execution but pay the spread. The spread is the difference between the buy (ask) and sell (bid) price, and it's the implicit fee for your immediacy.
The rule is simple: act as a taker when your conviction is high and you expect the price to move. If you receive new information—alpha—that isn't priced in yet, taking the market price is the optimal move. It's the simplest way to ape into a position before the market reprices your edge away. For most bettors, this is the default and most direct way to engage.
See also
v-amm · market-maker · liquidity-provider · liquidity-pool
Trading prediction markets involves risk. Not financial advice.