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Put up to four markets on the same ruler. The shapes do most of the explaining.

Market 1 Market 2 Market 3 Market 4

Personalised registrations 22 Moderate The gentlest shape in its category: cheap, state-issued and low-fraud, with wide dealer spreads the only real hazard.
Freelance labour & time 25 Moderate The oldest tradeable thing on the site, now rated and escrowed by platforms — and the only one where you are the supply.

	Personalised registrations	Freelance labour & time
Exit difficulty	3	2
Volatility	2	2
Leverage	1	1
Carry cost	1	1
Fraud risk	2	3
Protection gap	3	3
Barrier to entry	1	1
Expertise needed	2	3
Difficulty	22 Moderate	25 Moderate
In a sentence	A string of characters on a car, sold by the state, held on a retention certificate — Britain’s purest market in pure status.	The oldest tradeable thing there is, now listed, rated, escrowed and priced on global platforms like any other commodity.
Unit	One registration mark	An hour, a day, or a defined deliverable
Smallest realistic trade	Around £250 including fees at DVLA auction	A single small job
Settlement	Assignment to a vehicle, or a V778 retention document	Escrow release on acceptance, or invoice terms

The fingerprint measures how demanding a market is to take part in. It is not a rating or a recommendation.