What is the fee on Kalshi for this market?

At the current typical price of 2¢, about 0¢ per contract (7% × price × (1 − price), rounded up, on orders that take liquidity). On a $50 trade that is about $3.45.

What win rate do I need to break even?

About 2% if you hold to settlement, against a market price of 2%. The gap is the fee.

Markets › Kalshi › Elections

New York City Mayor winner? (Person) on Kalshi

If Dave Portnoy wins the next New York City mayoral election, then the market resolves to Yes.

Settles on: relevant county clerk or board of elections, Attorney General of the United States, relevant city/municipal clerk, the Federal Election Commission, state board of elections or canvassing board.

Market says (typical open contract)

Median YES price across 12 open contracts, 10 Nov 2026 09:57 UTC.

Real-world odds

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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

3% 😈

All but decided, says the market. The remaining cents are the price of the rare surprise, and the fee comes off them first.

The cover charge

Fee and break-even by purchase price
If you buy at	Fee per contract	On $50	Win rate to break even
1¢ (now)	0.1¢	$3.47	1.1%
30¢	1.5¢	$2.45	31.5%
50¢	1.8¢	$1.75	51.7%
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	Volume	Closes
Who will win the next New York City mayoral election? · Zohran Mamdani	83¢	83%	1.0¢	—	34%	12,541	Nov 06, 15:00 UTC
Who will win the next New York City mayoral election? · Jessica Tisch	6¢	6%	0.4¢	—	11%	6,150	Nov 06, 15:00 UTC
Who will win the next New York City mayoral election? · Eric Adams	4¢	4%	0.3¢	—	9%	1,832	Nov 06, 15:00 UTC
Who will win the next New York City mayoral election? · Brad Lander	2¢	2%	0.1¢	—	3%	378	Nov 06, 15:00 UTC
Who will win the next New York City mayoral election? · Mark Levine	2¢	2%	0.1¢	—	3%	284	Nov 06, 15:00 UTC
Who will win the next New York City mayoral election? · Letitia James	2¢	2%	0.1¢	—	3%	284	Nov 06, 15:00 UTC
Who will win the next New York City mayoral election? · Julie Menin	2¢	2%	0.1¢	—	3%	162	Nov 06, 15:00 UTC
Who will win the next New York City mayoral election? · Andrew Cuomo	0¢	0%	0.0¢	—	1%	134	Nov 06, 15:00 UTC
Who will win the next New York City mayoral election? · Curtis Sliwa	2¢	2%	0.1¢	—	3%	74	Nov 06, 15:00 UTC
Who will win the next New York City mayoral election? · Donald Trump	1¢	1%	0.1¢	—	2%	53	Nov 06, 15:00 UTC
Who will win the next New York City mayoral election? · Dave Portnoy	1¢	1%	0.1¢	—	2%	52	Nov 06, 15:00 UTC
Who will win the next New York City mayoral election? · Bill Ackman	1¢	1%	0.1¢	—	2%	52	Nov 06, 15:00 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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