# Welcome to 4casters **Introduction** 4casters, established in 2021, operates as an international sports trading platform. To date, the platform has seen over $1B million in wagers. Contrary to conventional sportsbooks that position you against a house, 4casters facilitates direct bets between users. **Core Features:** 1. **Peer-to-Peer Betting:** Unlike traditional sportsbooks where you bet against the house, on 4casters you're betting against fellow users. This approach empowers every user to submit their odds to the marketplace. 2. **Offer Creation:** Set the odds and side you desire. For instance, seeing "Bengals +7 +110" implies that another user can bet against with "opponent -7 -110". (Note: This is in American odds format.) 3. **Dynamic Balance Management:** When you create an offer, your balance remains unaffected until the order is matched. Risk is dynamically calculated based on your worst-case loss scenario. 4. **Versatility:** Our platform accommodates a wide spectrum of user types and betting preferences. 4casters was designed to make taking bets as simply as on a sportsbook. 5. **Low fees:** A new user pays 0% commission on offers and 1% (less of risk/win on losses or winning amount) on taken bets. **Basic Ground Rules:** This guide will walk you through the fundamentals of using our betting exchange. For any questions or feedback, reach out to us at . --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://4casters-io.gitbook.io/4casters-documentation/welcome-to-4casters.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.