Library/AlphaOpsBench: Benchmarking End-to-End Alpha Strategy Operationalization in Prediction Markets
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AlphaOpsBench: Benchmarking End-to-End Alpha Strategy Operationalization in Prediction Markets

Huaiyu Jia, Mingxuan Zhao, Jincheng Gao, Zifan Peng, Wentao Zhang, Siguang Li, Shuo Sun·September 25, 2026·Academic Paper
“runnable artifacts are not the same as faithful operationalization”

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LLMs can write plausible prediction-market trading strategies, but a strategy that runs is not one that means what its author intended. This benchmark pairs 581 source-grounded strategy descriptions with 1.28 million Polymarket markets and 183.6 million executions, then asks whether a model can turn a coarse economic idea into faithful, executable code. Strict end-to-end validity is rare, and fees and liquidity reshape trading paths rather than merely taxing returns.

Extensive technical background assumed

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Platforms mentioned: Polymarket

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