Manipulation, Informed Trading, and Regulation in Leveraged Event-Linked Markets

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The paper is highly relevant to quantitative trading in event-linked and prediction markets specifically. It provides a rigorous framework for understanding how leverage amplifies different conduct channels, which is critical for designing trading strategies, surveillance systems, and risk controls in leveraged event venues. However, it is not directly applicable to traditional equity, fixed-income, or FX quantitative trading. The propositions on leverage amplification, position limits, and execution capacity are relevant to any leveraged trading strategy. The regulatory framework is important for compliance in prediction market trading.

The theoretical framework is conceptually complex with multiple interacting cost functions and propositions, but the mathematical tools used are elementary (affine functions, convexity, comparative statics). Implementation as a surveillance or regulatory compliance system would require integrating multiple data layers (fills, quotes, event integrity, oracle governance) and building position aggregation across linked accounts. The regulatory framework requires jurisdiction-specific legal analysis. No code or computational implementation is provided.

The paper is primarily theoretical with propositions and proofs that are self-contained. However, it references companion papers (Papers 1, 2, and 4 in the series) for empirical context. No new empirical calculations are performed. The regulatory snapshot is dated (July 2026) and will become stale. The mathematical framework is reproducible given the stated assumptions, but the propositions are intentionally narrow and depend on specific cost-scaling assumptions.