Polymarket charges trading fees in the U.S., but the amount changes with the contract price and the way your order fills.
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By Barbara Pazur
An order that fills immediately pays a taker fee. If your order rests in the book and another trader later matches it, Polymarket currently pays a maker rebate instead.
Disclaimer: In this article, Polymarket means Polymarket US. It’s a separate, U.S.-regulated, dollar-based product from the global crypto platform at polymarket.com.
This article is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as financial or investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
How do Polymarket fees work?
The current Polymarket fees structure for U.S. traders depends on the contract price, number of contracts, and whether your order is a maker or taker.
For standard trades, Polymarket uses this formula:
Fee = Θ × C × p × (1 − p)
C is the number of contracts
p is the contract price in dollars
Θ (theta) is the fee coefficient
The standard taker coefficient is currently 0.0695.
Because the formula includes p × (1 − p), the fee is highest around a 50¢ contract and falls as the price moves closer to 0¢ or $1.
For 100 contracts, a standard taker currently pays $1.74 at 50¢, $1.11 at 20¢, and $0.63 at 10¢.
The same fees apply at the corresponding prices on the other side of the range, so 80¢ matches 20¢ and 90¢ matches 10¢.
Polymarket transaction fees aren’t identical across every product. Combo taker trades use a separate fee curve, so it’s worth checking the current fee schedule when trading those contracts.
Polymarket taker fees explained
You’re a taker when your order fills immediately against liquidity already available in the order book.
Polymarket taker fees use the 0.0695 standard coefficient for most U.S. trades. At the 50¢ midpoint, 100 contracts carry a $1.74 taker fee under the current schedule.
High-volume takers can qualify for rebates. Polymarket currently lists a 10% rebate from $250,000 in prior-month taker volume, 25% from $1 million, and 50% from $10 million or more.
The rebate tier is based on qualifying taker volume from the previous calendar month.
Polymarket maker fees explained
A maker order sits in the order book until another trader matches it. Under the current U.S. schedule, Polymarket doesn’t charge a standard maker fee. It pays the maker a rebate instead.
The maker-rebate coefficient is currently 0.0125. For 100 contracts at 50¢, the maker receives $0.31. At 20¢, the rebate is $0.20.
That makes Polymarket maker fees quite different from taker fees. The taker pays for taking available liquidity, while the maker can receive a rebate for providing it.
How to calculate Polymarket trading fees per contract
Polymarket trading fees per contract change with the contract price. For 100 standard taker contracts, the current schedule looks like this:
Contract price
Trade value
Taker fee
Maker rebate
10¢
$10
$0.63
$0.11
20¢
$20
$1.11
$0.20
50¢
$50
$1.74
$0.31
80¢
$80
$1.11
$0.20
90¢
$90
$0.63
$0.11
Based on publicly available information as of September 30, 2026.
You can see why quoting Polymarket fees as one percentage of the trade value can be misleading. The same 100 contracts cost more in taker fees around 50¢ than near either end of the price range.
Fees and rebates are rounded to the nearest cent using banker’s rounding. Polymarket also adjusts fees when one aggressive order fills against several resting orders so the total collected doesn’t exceed the rounded fee on the combined fill.
Trading fees aren’t the only cost to consider. A wider bid-ask spread or slippage on a larger order can cost more than a small difference in the published fee itself.
Does Polymarket charge deposit or withdrawal fees?
For Polymarket deposit fees, the platform doesn’t currently list a standard charge for debit card, ACH, or wire deposits. Your bank or card provider may still charge its own fees.
Polymarket withdrawal fees are currently $0 for cash withdrawals by debit card, ACH, or wire.
Deposited funds need to fully clear before you can withdraw them, which typically takes 3–4 business days. Withdrawals also return to the original funding source used for the deposit.
Does Polymarket charge gas fees?
Standard Polymarket funding in the U.S. uses debit card, ACH, or wire transfers, so those methods don’t involve blockchain gas fees.
Polymarket also doesn’t list a separate gas fee for trading on its U.S. platform.
Cost-efficient alternatives to Polymarket
Polymarket’s fee model may work well for one trading style and less well for another. If you’re comparing platforms, it’s worth looking at the order type you expect to use, the contracts you follow, spreads, funding options, and what you pay to enter or exit.
One option isOG.com. It offers CFTC-regulated event contracts across categories including economics, culture, politics, sports, and other real-world events.
OG.com offers quick orders and limit orders. Quick orders execute immediately against available liquidity, and any portion that can’t fill right away is canceled. On most U.S. markets, they use the 0.07 × C × P × (1 − P) taker-fee formula.
With limit orders, you choose the price you’re willing to trade at and let the order rest until another trader matches it. The fee for a filled limit order is 1.75%, while an order that remains unfilled isn’t charged a trading fee. A limit order can give you more control over execution price, although it may fill only partly or not at all.
That doesn’t automatically make one platform cheaper than another. It’s worth comparing the fee on the specific trade with the available price, spread, funding costs, and whether you expect to exit before settlement.
Yes. Polymarket currently charges taker fees on U.S. trades under its published fee schedule, while standard makers receive rebates. Some products use different pricing.
How much are Polymarket trading fees?
The fee depends on the contract price and number of contracts. Under the current standard schedule, 100 taker contracts at 50¢ carry a $1.74 fee.
How do Polymarket fees work?
Standard U.S. taker fees use a price-sensitive formula. Fees peak around a 50¢ contract and fall as the price moves toward 0¢ or $1.
What are Polymarket maker and taker fees?
Takers pay trading fees when they immediately match available orders. Standard makers currently receive a rebate when their resting orders fill.
Does Polymarket charge fees on winnings?
Polymarket charges trading fees when orders execute. It doesn’t list a separate fee just because a winning contract settles in your favor.
Does Polymarket charge withdrawal fees?
Currently, cash withdrawals by debit card, ACH, or wire are free.
Does Polymarket charge gas fees?
The U.S. product doesn’t list a standard gas fee for its debit-card, ACH, or wire funding flow.
Which Polymarket markets have fees?
Standard trades use the published fee schedule, while combo taker trades use a separate fee curve. Polymarket can also publish product-specific fee changes, so check the current fee page before trading.
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