What is the fee on Kalshi for this market?

At the current typical price of 50¢, about 2¢ per contract (7% × price × (1 − price), rounded up, on orders that take liquidity). On a $50 trade that is about $1.73.

What win rate do I need to break even?

About 52% if you hold to settlement, against a market price of 50%. The gap is the fee.

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Five Below Foot Traffic on Kalshi

If the Carbon Arc Five Below Foot Traffic (November 2026) for November 2026 is above 98.5, then the market resolves to Yes.

Settles on: Carbon Arc.

Market says (typical open contract)

50%

Median YES price across 10 open contracts, 10 Nov 2026 04:28 UTC.

Real-world odds

—

No independent base rate yet. Until we connect one (sportsbook consensus, forecasts, the score), the market's own price is the best public forecast, and the fee sits on top of it.

Luck needed meter

99% 😈

Mostly luck. The market itself expects the favorite to lose this often; the fee is the only certainty.

The cover charge

Fee and break-even by purchase price
If you buy at	Fee per contract	On $50	Win rate to break even
30¢	1.5¢	$2.45	31.5%
50¢	1.8¢	$1.75	51.7%
51¢ (now)	1.7¢	$1.72	52.7%
70¢	1.5¢	$1.05	71.5%
90¢	0.6¢	$0.35	90.6%

Resting orders pay no fee on this series. Formula: 7% × contracts × price × (1 − price), rounded up, on orders that take liquidity. Break-even assumes you hold to settlement; trading out early pays the fee twice.

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Open contracts right now

Open contracts in this series with price, implied probability, volume and close time
Contract	YES price	Implied	Fee at this price	Real-world odds	Luck needed	Closes
Will Five Below Foot Traffic for November 2026 be above 98.5? · Above 98.5	50¢	50%	1.7¢	—	99%	Dec 08, 04:59 UTC
Will Five Below Foot Traffic for November 2026 be above 96? · Above 96	50¢	50%	1.7¢	—	99%	Dec 08, 04:59 UTC
Will Five Below Foot Traffic for November 2026 be above 93.5? · Above 93.5	50¢	50%	1.7¢	—	99%	Dec 08, 04:59 UTC
Will Five Below Foot Traffic for November 2026 be above 91? · Above 91	50¢	50%	1.7¢	—	99%	Dec 08, 04:59 UTC
Will Five Below Foot Traffic for November 2026 be above 88.5? · Above 88.5	50¢	50%	1.7¢	—	99%	Dec 08, 04:59 UTC
Will Five Below Foot Traffic for November 2026 be above 86? · Above 86	50¢	50%	1.7¢	—	99%	Dec 08, 04:59 UTC
Will Five Below Foot Traffic for November 2026 be above 108.5? · Above 108.5	50¢	50%	1.7¢	—	99%	Dec 08, 04:59 UTC
Will Five Below Foot Traffic for November 2026 be above 106? · Above 106	50¢	50%	1.7¢	—	99%	Dec 08, 04:59 UTC
Will Five Below Foot Traffic for November 2026 be above 103.5? · Above 103.5	50¢	50%	1.7¢	—	99%	Dec 08, 04:59 UTC
Will Five Below Foot Traffic for November 2026 be above 101? · Above 101	50¢	50%	1.7¢	—	99%	Dec 08, 04:59 UTC

Who actually wins this market

Whoever posts the resting orders and collects the spread without paying a fee.
The venue, on every fee.
Not, on average, the person clicking buy because the chart is going their way. That was us.

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