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Plague Pandemic on Polymarket US
This market will settle to Yes if the World Health Organization (WHO) declares plague, Yersinia pestis, pneumonic plague, or any plague outbreak a pandemic by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Outcome sourced from WHO. For full rules, see: https://www.polymarketexchange.com/files/products/PMUS%20-%20PANDC%20-%20(2026.07.21).pdf
The cover charge
| If you buy at | Fee per contract | On $50 | Win rate to break even |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 99¢ (now) | 0.1¢ | $0.05 | 99.1% |
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.
Open contracts right now
| Contract | YES price | Implied | Fee at this price | Real-world odds | Luck needed | Volume | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plague Pandemic? | 99¢ | 99% | 0.1¢ | — | 2% | 0 | Jan 16, 04:00 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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