Account & manipulation guidelines

General account rules

1. Accounts impersonating others may have their names changed. This means pretending to be someone else, including individuals, groups, and organizations.

2. Usernames that don’t align with the Comment guidelines may be adjusted to ensure this space remains user-friendly.

3. Profile pictures showing nudity or extreme violence will be changed to a default image until the user changes it to something appropriate.

4. Avoiding the ban is unacceptable, as it undermines trust and fairness within the community.

5. Creating alts with a primary purpose of harvesting any free Xmarket bonus or subsidy, or to manipulate a market, is not allowed.

Alt accounts

We understand there are valid reasons to have more than one account, and this is allowed in a few clear, transparent cases:

1. One pseudonymous account is okay if you’d like to make predictions without tying them to your main identity, as long as it’s not used to benefit your main account or mislead others.

2. Any other alt accounts should clearly note their association in the name or bio and should never be used to advantage your main account.

Market manipulation

To keep markets fair and meaningful, the following behaviors may result in action. These apply whether the activity involves alts, friends’ accounts, or any kind of coordinated behavior:

1. Repeatedly using multiple accounts to take advantage of unique trader bonuses.

2. Using referral bonuses, signup bonuses, or daily streaks to funnel value to a main account.

3. Moving bonuses between accounts.

4. Using alt accounts as fake identities to mislead other users.

5. Creating accounts specifically to influence how a market resolves (for example, “Will this market get more than X traders?”).

6. Combining balances across accounts to artificially improve leaderboard rankings, including:

   1. Holding positions on one account and trading them off to another.

   2. Trading with multiple accounts in the same market to influence prices or odds.

   3. Any setup where one account intentionally loses to benefit another.

7. Taking advantage of platform bugs, breaking the law, or violating other websites’ terms of service may also lead to consequences, depending on the situation.

   1. For example, manipulating external signals (such as botting social media) to force a market outcome will be treated very seriously.

Insider trading

Unlike many platforms, Xmarket welcomes trading based on private information when it helps markets become more accurate. This is sometimes referred to as “insider trading.”

This is okay as long as you’re not violating another responsibility, such as:

1. A duty to your employer or organization.

2. A duty to the person who shared the information with you.

3. A public commitment you’ve made on the market.

When those conditions are met, insider trades are welcome.