What is the fee on Polymarket US for this market?

At the current typical price of 11¢, about 1¢ per contract (9.5% × price × (1 − price) per share on orders that take liquidity, the rate for accounts under $10,000 of 30-day volume since 6 November 2026; 6.95% in a new account's first week). On a $50 trade that is about $4.23.

What win rate do I need to break even?

About 12% if you hold to settlement, against a market price of 11%. The gap is the fee.

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NBA Western Conference #1 Seed on Polymarket US

This market will settle to Yes if the Dallas Mavericks earn the #1 seed in the NBA Western Conference for the 2026-27 NBA season. The #1 seed is the conference's top playoff seed, determined by the official final standings and applicable tiebreakers. Outcome sourced from the relevant governing body.

Market says (typical open contract)

11%

Median YES price across 15 open contracts, 10 Nov 2026 09:57 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

22% 😈

Mostly decided, says the market. You are paying a fee to collect a few cents the market already agrees on.

The cover charge

Fee and break-even by purchase price
If you buy at	Fee per contract	On $50	Win rate to break even
11¢ (now)	0.9¢	$4.23	11.9%
30¢	2.0¢	$3.32	32.0%
50¢	2.4¢	$2.38	52.4%
70¢	2.0¢	$1.43	72.0%
90¢	0.9¢	$0.47	90.9%

Resting (maker) orders pay nothing; orders that take liquidity pay the fee. Formula: 9.5% × price × (1 − price) per share on orders that take liquidity (accounts under $10,000 of 30-day volume; 6.95% in a new account's first week and above $250,000). 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
NBA Western Conference #1 Seed	2¢	2%	0.2¢	—	4%	Apr 26, 03:00 UTC
NBA Western Conference #1 Seed	3¢	3%	0.3¢	—	6%	Apr 26, 03:00 UTC
NBA Western Conference #1 Seed	2¢	2%	0.2¢	—	4%	Apr 26, 03:00 UTC
NBA Western Conference #1 Seed	13¢	13%	1.1¢	—	26%	Apr 26, 03:00 UTC
NBA Western Conference #1 Seed	2¢	2%	0.2¢	—	4%	Apr 26, 03:00 UTC
NBA Western Conference #1 Seed	14¢	14%	1.1¢	—	28%	Apr 26, 03:00 UTC
NBA Western Conference #1 Seed	11¢	11%	0.9¢	—	22%	Apr 26, 03:00 UTC
NBA Western Conference #1 Seed	12¢	12%	1.0¢	—	24%	Apr 26, 03:00 UTC
NBA Western Conference #1 Seed	5¢	5%	0.5¢	—	10%	Apr 26, 03:00 UTC
NBA Western Conference #1 Seed	20¢	20%	1.5¢	—	40%	Apr 26, 03:00 UTC
NBA Western Conference #1 Seed	10¢	10%	0.9¢	—	20%	Apr 26, 03:00 UTC
NBA Western Conference #1 Seed	3¢	3%	0.3¢	—	6%	Apr 26, 03:00 UTC
NBA Western Conference #1 Seed	11¢	11%	0.9¢	—	22%	Apr 26, 03:00 UTC
NBA Western Conference #1 Seed	44¢	44%	2.3¢	—	88%	Apr 26, 03:00 UTC
NBA Western Conference #1 Seed	11¢	11%	0.9¢	—	22%	Apr 26, 03:00 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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