What does a Polymarket trade cost?

Polymarket and Polymarket US are separate exchanges with separate fee schedules.

Venue
You get
200
shares
Fee to enter
$2.00
2.00% of your stake
Total out of pocket
$102.00
51¢ a contract, not 50¢
If it wins
+$98.00
$200.00 back
If it loses
−$102.00
Settlement
Free

Polymarket, 100 shares at 50¢

CategoryRateFee
Crypto7.00%$1.75
Sports5%$1.25
Politics4%$1.00
Geopolitics0%Free

Polymarket US, 100 shares at 50¢

WhenRateFee
Before Sep 17, 20266%$1.50
Sep 17, 2026 onward6.95%$1.74

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The terminal prices every market on both Polymarket exchanges and Kalshi on one line, fees included.

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These calculators are informational and are not financial or trading advice. Fee schedules are modeled from each venue’s published rates and can change without notice — always confirm against your own fills.

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