What are Mentions Markets?
Mentions markets are event contracts based on whether a specific person, team, or organization will say a particular word or phrase during a defined event or time period — like a game broadcast, press conference, interview, or speech.
Instead of predicting a game outcome or stat line, you're predicting speech. For example: "What will the Announcers say during the game?" or "Will the head coach say 'defense' during the postgame press conference?"
When does it have to be said?
The relevant window — the "time period" — can be defined a number of ways: a specific event (like a press conference or broadcast), an exact date or range of dates, or relative windows (e.g., "before July 1" or "during Q1 2026"). Unless stated otherwise:
"Between" includes both endpoints
"Before" and "after" exclude the specified date
Times are assumed to be ET unless otherwise noted
If the time period is tied to a specific event, only content that's part of the official presentation counts — including pre-recorded segments that air as part of the broadcast. Behind-the-scenes footage, rehearsals, sound checks, and unofficial recordings do not count unless they're officially published as part of the event.
Cancellations and postponements
If an "Event does not qualify/occur" outcome is offered and the event is cancelled or otherwise fails to resolve normally, that outcome resolves "Yes" and all others resolve "No."
If no such outcome is offered and the event is cancelled, the market settles at the last fair price.
If the event is postponed and a new date is announced within one calendar day, the market stays open as long as the rescheduled event happens within 14 calendar days of the original date — mentions during the rescheduled event still count.
If no new date is announced within one day, or the reschedule falls outside the 14-day window, the market settles at the last fair price.
If the event starts but ends early or is interrupted, mentions during the portion that did occur still count.
Settlement
Markets settle based on official recordings, transcripts, or reporting from the designated source agency (or hierarchy of agencies) for that event.
If a result can't be confirmed through those sources, the market settles at the last fair price.
Settlement occurs no later than the day after the event's expiration date.