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# Players & Participants

[<mark style="color:orange;">`Directors`</mark>](/whitepaper/players-and-participants/directors-market-sponsors.md) manage each market.

[<mark style="color:orange;">`Actors`</mark>](/whitepaper/players-and-participants/actors-traders.md) open directional positions.

[<mark style="color:orange;">`Producers`</mark>](/whitepaper/players-and-participants/producers-liquidity-providers.md) provide liquidity to markets.

[<mark style="color:orange;">`Balancers`</mark>](/whitepaper/players-and-participants/balancers-keepers.md) keep the network healthy.

[<mark style="color:orange;">`Crew`</mark>](/whitepaper/players-and-participants/crew-team.md) builds the protocol.