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# Lotus Documentation

Lotus is a terminal that sits on top of prediction markets.

It helps traders monitor, prioritize, and act on market information.

Lotus does not custody funds, execute trades, or resolve markets.

New here:

* Start with [What is Lotus?](/start-here/what-is-lotus.md)
* Then do the [Quick Start (5 minutes)](/start-here/quick-start-5-minutes.md)

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### Sections

* [Start Here](/start-here/what-is-lotus.md)
* [Getting Started](/getting-started/creating-an-account.md)
* [The Lotus Terminal](/the-lotus-terminal/markets-overview.md)
* [Alerts](/alerts/what-are-alerts.md)
* [Profiles & Preferences](/profiles-and-preferences/profiles-identity-and-preferences.md)
* [Points & Referrals](/points-and-referrals/points-referrals-and-rewards.md)
* [Lotus Edge](/lotus-edge/lotus-edge-subscriptions.md)
* [Best Practices](/best-practices/best-practices-and-use-cases.md)
* [Roadmap](/roadmap/roadmap-and-whats-coming.md)
* [Security, Privacy & Trust](/security-privacy-and-trust/security-privacy-and-trust.md)
* [FAQ](/faq/faq.md)

### Help and policies

* [Support](/support/support.md)
* [Legal](/legal/terms-of-use.md)

### Final note

Lotus is built to help traders understand and act on prediction markets more effectively.

It is not about predicting outcomes.

It is about seeing what matters, when it matters.


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