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Markets

An overview of Tradeable Items, how they are combined into Markets, how access is controlled, and how private and public access works.

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Core Concepts

The following sections explain the main concepts behind Tradeable Items and Markets.

Tradeable Items

A Tradeable Item is a commodified product, good, asset or currency for which only the quantity of the item is relevant. You set up a Tradeable Item for each product or asset for which you want price discovery.

Markets

A Market is defined by the exchange of two different commodified Tradeable Items. The Market Owner can control the state of that Market, opening and closing it as the Owner sees fit.

Permissions

User access to Tradeable Items and Markets can be controlled by their Owners.

Private vs Public Access

Tradeable Items and Markets are Private by default, and access is controlled by the granting of permissions. Public Tradeable Items and Markets are available in some circumstances and are open to all Users by default.