Resolution source type

schema field source_type · table markets · markets.schema.json

The class of authority a market resolves against. Source commitment (named vs. placeholder) is graded separately — see /methodology.

Term	Definition
gov_stat_agency	Government statistical agency (BLS, BEA, Census).
central_bank	A central bank (Federal Reserve, ECB, Bank of Canada).
regulated_data_vendor	A regulated benchmark or data vendor (CF Benchmarks, ICE).
media_consensus	A consensus of credible reporting.
court_filing	A court filing or ruling.
issuer_announcement	An official announcement by the issuer or subject.
scheduled_event	A scheduled event whose occurrence is the resolution.
subjective	No named data source; resolution is judgment or consensus.
other	A source type not covered by the above.

Values match the canonical schema exactly. Definitions are licensed CC-BY-4.0. Old versions remain canonical at their URL; a deprecated term is marked but kept for at least 12 months. See the full schema and methodology.