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What a seat really costs

Every time you take a posted price on Kalshi you pay a fee. This shows the full cost before you buy, and the win rate you need just to break even.

Seat-cost calculator

Kalshi's taker fee: 7% × contracts × price × (1 − price), rounded up to the next cent per order.

Side
56.0%
win rate you need to break even
Price$5.40
Fee$0.18
Total cost$5.58
If you're right+$4.42
If you're wrong−$5.58
Fee per contract1.8¢

Resting orders that wait to be filled pay no fee on most 15-minute markets. Some series charge makers too; check the market's fee schedule.

Live 15-minute crypto board

Each market asks whether the coin's 60-second average at the close is at or above the target set at the open.

CoinTargetTime leftYES bid / askBreak-even at ask
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Data: Kalshi public API