Basics · lesson 14 of 15
Polymarket fees: what you pay on Polymarket and Polymarket US
Polymarket charges a fee only when you take liquidity, never when your order rests on the book, and the rate depends on the market’s category. Polymarket US, the separate app for US residents, has its own fee formula and volume tiers. Both, with worked examples.
In one minute
- Polymarket.com charges takers only: fee = shares × rate × price × (1 − price). Makers pay nothing.
- Rates run from 0 (geopolitics) to 0.07 (crypto). On 100 shares at 50¢ that is $0 to $1.75.
- Polymarket US uses a similar formula with its own coefficient, 0.0695 or more depending on your volume, and rebates for high-volume traders.
- Neither charges to withdraw; network and bridge costs can still apply on polymarket.com.
Polymarket.com: the taker fee
“Makers are never charged fees. Only takers pay fees” (Polymarket docs, fees). A taker is an order that fills immediately against one already on the book; a maker is an order that rests until someone else trades with it. The fee is set by the market’s category and calculated as fee = C × feeRate × p × (1 − p), where C is the number of shares and p the price. Because of the p × (1 − p) term, “a trade at 30¢ incurs the same dollar fee as a trade at 70¢”, and the fee peaks at 50¢.
Category | Taker rate | Fee on 100 shares at 50¢ | Maker rebate |
|---|---|---|---|
Crypto | 0.07 | $1.75 | 20% |
Sports | 0.05 | $1.25 | 15% |
Economics, culture, weather, other | 0.05 | $1.25 | 25% |
Combos (any legs) | 0.05 | $1.25 | None |
Finance, politics, mentions, tech | 0.04 | $1.00 | 25% |
Geopolitics and world events | 0 | $0 | None |
Fees were added category by category through 2026: 5-minute crypto markets launched with taker fees in February, other crypto markets followed in March, most categories in a “Fee Structure V2” at the end of March, and the sports rate rose from 0.03 to 0.05 on 10 July (Polymarket changelog).
Rebates on Polymarket.com
- Maker rebates: a share of the taker fees in a market goes back to the makers whose orders were filled, paid daily, with a $1 minimum payout (maker rebates). Fee-free markets pay no rebate.
- Taker rebates: seven tiers by 30-day volume, from 3% of fees back at $2,000 to 50% at $10 million or more, paid daily (taker rebates).
Polymarket US fees
Polymarket US, the CFTC-regulated app for US residents, uses Fee = Θ × C × p × (1 − p), with Θ (theta) as the fee coefficient (Polymarket US, fees). Its fee page lists a taker coefficient of 0.0695, which works out to $1.74 on 100 contracts at 50¢, after rounding to the nearest cent. The same page lists volume-based taker tiers, “effective at 1:00 PM ET on Friday, November 6, 2026”, still marked as upcoming when we checked on 10 November:
Tier | Your 30-day taker volume | Θ | Fee on 100 contracts at 50¢ |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Under $10,000 | 0.095 | $2.38 |
2 | $10,000 to $50,000 | 0.085 | $2.12 |
3 | $50,000 to $250,000 | 0.075 | $1.88 |
4 | $250,000 or more | 0.0695 | $1.74 |
- New accounts pay 0.0695 for their first seven days, whatever their volume.
- Makers can earn rebates in higher volume tiers, and since 19 October 2026 takers can earn back 3% to 30% of fees at high volume (Polymarket US changelog).
- Combos (parlays) have their own formula, changing at 1:00 PM ET on 11 November 2026.
- “If your order is canceled, expires, or is rejected, no fee is charged.” The app shows the fee before you confirm; check it there.
Deposit and withdrawal costs
Polymarket.com charges “no Polymarket fees to deposit or withdraw”, though “intermediaries like Coinbase or MoonPay may charge their own fees”. Moving funds to another chain goes through a bridge whose quote lists gas and a bridge fee. Polymarket US describes withdrawals as free. How each works: how to withdraw from Polymarket. How Polymarket earns overall, and how its fees compare with Kalshi’s: how Polymarket makes money and Kalshi fees.
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CFTC-regulated US event-contract exchange run by QCX LLC, USD only
Common questions
Does Polymarket charge fees?+
Yes, on taker orders in most categories. The fee is shares × rate × price × (1 − price), with rates from 0 (geopolitics) to 0.07 (crypto). Orders that rest on the book as makers pay nothing.
How much is the Polymarket fee on a $50 trade?+
Buying 100 shares at 50¢ as a taker costs $1.75 in crypto markets, $1.25 in sports and most other categories, $1.00 in politics and finance, and nothing in geopolitics markets.
What are Polymarket US fees?+
Polymarket US charges takers Θ × contracts × price × (1 − price). Its page lists Θ at 0.0695, $1.74 on 100 contracts at 50¢, and volume tiers from 0.095 to 0.0695 announced for 6 November 2026. Check the fee shown in the app.
Does Polymarket charge to withdraw?+
No. Polymarket does not charge for deposits or withdrawals, but bridges, networks and services such as Coinbase or MoonPay can charge their own fees. Polymarket US describes withdrawals as free.
Do Polymarket makers pay fees?+
No. Makers are never charged on Polymarket.com and can earn a share of takers’ fees as a daily rebate. On Polymarket US, makers earn rebates in the higher volume tiers.