> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.aura.markets/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Creating Markets

> How to propose a new prediction market on Aura.

Aura puts market creation in the hands of the community. Stakers above the
**Iron** tier can propose new prediction markets on any topic — sports,
politics, crypto, real-world events — and earn a share of the trading fees
on every market they ship.

## Proposal requirements

Before submitting a proposal, you'll need:

* **Iron tier or higher** — at least 60,000 vaulted $AURA. See [Tier Structure](/tokens/tier-structure) and [Staking & Vaulting $AURA]\(/tokens/staking).
* **A small ALPH deposit** — covers the on-chain contract storage for the
  proposal. The deposit is **fully refunded** when the proposal is
  finalized (whether it's approved or rejected). Typical cost is around
  0.5 ALPH.

## Market creation flow

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the proposal form">
    Click **Propose Market** at the top right of the Aura site.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Fill in the details">
    * **Question** — clearly state the prediction event or outcome.
    * **Category** — pick a top-level category so users can find your
      market.
    * **Resolution rules** — describe exactly what conditions resolve the
      market YES, NO, or to each option.
    * **Resolution date** — the deadline at which the market closes for
      trading. The outcome is resolved shortly after.
    * **Sources & images** — list authoritative sources voters can use to
      verify the outcome, and add a relevant image to drive engagement.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Submit + sign">
    Confirm the transaction in your wallet. The deposit is locked into a
    proposal contract.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Community voting">
    Your proposal enters a **24-hour community voting window**. Stakers
    review and vote on each proposal, weighted by their tier.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Approval">
    After voting closes, a curator reviews the most-supported proposals
    against current platform capacity (number of active markets, recent
    daily volume, and total queued proposals) and approves the ones that
    best fit the slate. Approved proposals deploy on-chain immediately;
    rejected proposals refund the deposit.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Market limits

To keep the platform high-quality and spam-free, each proposer can submit
**up to 25 proposals per day**.

<Tip>
  See [Binary Market Best Practices](/tutorials/binary-market-best-practices)
  and [Categorical Market Best Practices](/tutorials/categorical-market-best-practices)
  for guidance on writing markets that gain support and pass curation.
</Tip>

## Linked markets

For events with multiple related outcomes — election races, league seasons,
playoff brackets — you can submit a **linked proposal** that bundles up to
60 related markets into a single voting decision. If the bundle is
approved, all of its child markets deploy together with shared metadata,
so the UI can group them into a single "event" page.

Linked proposals are ideal for:

* League winners + division winners + playoff appearances
* Multi-stage tournaments (group stage, knockouts, final)
* Election cycles with primaries, conventions, and the general

You'll find the linked-proposal mode in the same proposal form, under
**Linked / event-style markets**.