> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.amoeba.farm/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.amoeba.farm/about-synthetics/02-what-synthetics-offer-individuals.md). # What Synthetics Offer Individuals Synthetics can democratize informational access. That does not mean everyone gets the same private quotes or the same procurement desk. It means a person can use a public, versioned market to express a view that was previously difficult to express directly. ## Cleaner Market Expression An individual may believe memory prices are rising because of AI server demand, supply tightness, or a shift in inventory cycles. Without a direct market, that view usually becomes something else: * a semiconductor equity trade; * a cloud infrastructure trade; * a broad risk-on trade; * a private spreadsheet of watched listings. A synthetic RAM or NAND market is narrower. The contract references a defined index and a defined settlement method. ## Bounded Risk Amoeba Farm starts with capped monthly contracts. That matters because hardware prices are not ideal for liquidation-heavy products. They can update slowly, gap between observations, or depend on evidence windows. Capped contracts let users see maximum loss and maximum payout before entry. ## Inspectable Settlement The user should be able to ask: * what market is this contract about? * which sources matter this month? * what changed? * when does it settle? * what is my maximum loss? If those questions are not answerable, the synthetic market has not done its job. ## Contributor Upside Amoeba Farm also lets people contribute to the data layer. Users can propose sources, support good sources, submit updates, challenge bad evidence, and collect bounties when the work is accepted. That gives informed users a way to improve the market instead of only trading around it. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## 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, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.amoeba.farm/about-synthetics/02-what-synthetics-offer-individuals.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. 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.