<h1>Skill-based Opinion Trading merits regulatory recognition and safeguards to support legitimate, transparent peer-to-peer forecasting markets.</h1> Opinion trading platforms operate by facilitating peer-to-peer matching on outcomes where participants enter and exit positions at prices reflecting probabilistic assessment; empirical evidence in the article shows persistent skill, learning curves, and performance consistency among traders, supporting classification as a skill-based economic activity. Platforms that implement KYC, event selection tied to verifiable sources, real-time moderation, and transparent data foster market integrity. The article advocates regulatory recognition and calibrated safeguards-grounded in judicial principles distinguishing skill from chance-to permit legitimate, transparent forecasting markets rather than prohibition.