Answers · Read October 7, 2026
A custom market can settle on an index built to order.
Name the number on tickerz.com/x. Within 48 hours Tickerz answers in public: either a ticker with a fixed rule, a source whose terms allow settlement, a recount anyone can run and a signed report of its first number, or the plain reason it cannot be built. Today 5 Tickerz indexes can settle money: $LAYOFFS, $JOBS, $UNEMP, $CPI, $CORECPI.
What makes a number settleable.
- A rule fixed before the first number is published: source, query, how it is counted, the period, the unit and the rounding, with a version and a hash.
- A source whose terms allow a market to settle on it. A source that bars it, or needs consent, is shown but never settled on.
- A recount anyone can run from the source, and a signed report of every print.
- A fallback for a late source, and a revision policy: the number as first published stands; a later revision is shown beside it.
Every Tickerz index and whether it can settle today.
A market ready to paste (question, strikes, settle time, tie rule, settlement file) is served for $LAYOFFS, $MINTS, $GIGS, $WAGE at /api/v1/indices/{ticker}/listing.json. Reading every index is free; licensing terms are on /pricing.
| Ticker | Counts | Updates | Rights | Settleable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $LAYOFFS | US initial jobless claims | week | Clean | Yes |
| $YESNO | Prediction market volume | day | Blocked by the source's terms | No |
| $TRENCHES | Memecoin launchpad fees | day | Blocked by the source's terms | No |
| $MINTS | Memecoin launches | day | Needs the source's consent | No |
| $GIGS | Paid gigs over x402 | day | Clean | No |
| $WAGE | The machine wage | day | Clean | No |
| $JOBS | US nonfarm payrolls | month | Clean | Yes |
| $UNEMP | US unemployment rate | month | Clean | Yes |
| $CPI | US CPI, month over month | month | Clean | Yes |
| $CORECPI | US core CPI, month over month | month | Clean | Yes |
Asked often
- Can Tickerz build an index for my market?
- Name the number on https://tickerz.com/x. Tickerz answers within 48 hours: a ticker with a rule, a clean source and a recount, or the reason it cannot be built.
- Which Tickerz indexes can settle a market today?
- $LAYOFFS, $JOBS, $UNEMP, $CPI, $CORECPI: each has a source whose terms allow settlement and a reference grade.
- Does Tickerz run the market?
- No. Tickerz publishes the number and its proof. It takes no bets, holds no funds and runs no exchange; the venue lists the market.