Where the prize pool comes from
Every market builds a prize pool as it trades. A small fee on each trade goes into it, and when the market settles, the stakes that were on the losing sides feed it too.
So the pool grows with activity. A busy, hotly-contested debate builds a bigger pool than a quiet one — and that pool is what pays the winners.
How the split works
When a market locks in a winner, the prize pool is shared among everyone who backed the winning side. Your slice is set by how much of the winning side you hold at that moment — hold more of it, get a bigger share.
It is not about how early you bought or how long you held. What matters is how much of the winning side you are holding when the market settles.
Backing a proposal can pay too
There is a second way to earn. If you back a debate while it is still a proposal — before it goes live — you can lock in a share of the trading fees that market earns once it launches.
The busier the market gets, the more its early backers earn. It is a way to be rewarded for spotting a debate the crowd ends up loving.
And the upside keeps going
Getting paid is not the end. When a market settles, the winning side graduates into its own token you can keep holding — so a single market can pay you twice: a share of the prize pool, then a token that can keep moving.
Your payout lands in your Morfi balance, ready to roll into the next debate or take out.