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# Why Robinos?

## Decentralized Sports Performance Trading Platform

Robinos uses smart contracts and blockchain technology to provide a fair and transparent platform for all sports lovers to begin their sports performance trading journey. 

To truly be a trading platform for all, transparency is extremely important, as our users will need to know the highest possible payout that can happen at the end of the season as sporting events do not go on forever, unlike the trading market that goes on without an end. 

## Supply & Demand

Also, unlike the sportsbook, we do not decide the returns and odds of each team. They get decided through supply and demand from everyone participating in the events. 

For example, Liverpool is one of the most popular teams in the EPL and is known all over the world, especially the team that has won the EPL and Champions League in recent years. This would mean that most people would be backing Liverpool in Robinos. As more people back it, the returns would get lower due to the demand. 

Whereas, for a less popular team like Nottm Forest, the demand would be much smaller, making the returns more significant when they do achieve something that not many expect them to, such as finishing in the top 7 at the end of the season. 

## Trading during the season

In trading, sometimes we make a bad trade, and we either hold to remind ourselves of our mistakes, or quickly sell them to free up more capital and reduce any opportunity costs, or even further losses. 

In Robinos, as we're trading on the performance of the season, it is important to understand that holding to the end doesn't help, especially if you bought into a team that has fallen short of expectation, as it's all over when the season ends. Similarly, you might want to take profit early if a team is doing really well at the start of the season, but not too sure if they'll start crumbling later in the season. 

The ability to trade will be important in Robinos as it allows everyone to trade in and out of different teams based on the knowledge and skills of each user. And, all of this trading will be done between users, allowing genuine supply and demand to dictate the prices across the season. 


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