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Sam Altman Mention on Kalshi
If Sam Altman says Valuation / IPO as part of 2026 New York Times DealBook Summit originally scheduled for November 18, 2026 , then the market resolves to Yes.
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Market says (typical open contract)
38%
Median YES price across 18 open contracts, 10 Nov 2026 17:55 UTC.
Real-world odds
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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
75% 😈
Half luck. The favorite is clear, the fee is not small, and the payout on the favorite is thin.
The cover charge
| If you buy at | Fee per contract | On $50 | Win rate to break even |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30¢ | 1.5¢ | $2.45 | 31.5% |
| 38¢ (now) | 1.6¢ | $2.17 | 39.6% |
| 50¢ | 1.8¢ | $1.75 | 51.7% |
| 70¢ | 1.5¢ | $1.05 | 71.5% |
| 90¢ | 0.6¢ | $0.35 | 90.6% |
Resting orders pay no fee on this series. Formula: 7% × contracts × price × (1 − price), rounded up, on orders that take liquidity. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What will Sam Altman say during 2026 New York Times DealBook Summit originally scheduled for November 18, 2026? · Elon / Grok | 40¢ | 40% | 1.7¢ | — | 80% | 4,135 | Dec 02, 15:00 UTC |
| What will Sam Altman say during 2026 New York Times DealBook Summit originally scheduled for November 18, 2026? · Compute | 70¢ | 70% | 1.5¢ | — | 60% | 2,277 | Dec 02, 15:00 UTC |
| What will Sam Altman say during 2026 New York Times DealBook Summit originally scheduled for November 18, 2026? · Regulation / Regulate / Regulatory | 58¢ | 58% | 1.7¢ | — | 83% | 1,947 | Dec 02, 15:00 UTC |
| What will Sam Altman say during 2026 New York Times DealBook Summit originally scheduled for November 18, 2026? · Data Center | 56¢ | 56% | 1.7¢ | — | 87% | 1,612 | Dec 02, 15:00 UTC |
| What will Sam Altman say during 2026 New York Times DealBook Summit originally scheduled for November 18, 2026? · AGI | 42¢ | 42% | 1.7¢ | — | 83% | 514 | Dec 02, 15:00 UTC |
| What will Sam Altman say during 2026 New York Times DealBook Summit originally scheduled for November 18, 2026? · Valuation / IPO | 34¢ | 34% | 1.6¢ | — | 69% | 385 | Dec 02, 15:00 UTC |
| What will Sam Altman say during 2026 New York Times DealBook Summit originally scheduled for November 18, 2026? · Hugging Face | 32¢ | 32% | 1.5¢ | — | 65% | 365 | Dec 02, 15:00 UTC |
| What will Sam Altman say during 2026 New York Times DealBook Summit originally scheduled for November 18, 2026? · Safe / Safer / Safety | 84¢ | 84% | 0.9¢ | — | 31% | 277 | Dec 02, 15:00 UTC |
| What will Sam Altman say during 2026 New York Times DealBook Summit originally scheduled for November 18, 2026? · Astra | 32¢ | 32% | 1.5¢ | — | 64% | 216 | Dec 02, 15:00 UTC |
| What will Sam Altman say during 2026 New York Times DealBook Summit originally scheduled for November 18, 2026? · China / Chinese | 38¢ | 38% | 1.6¢ | — | 75% | 200 | Dec 02, 15:00 UTC |
| What will Sam Altman say during 2026 New York Times DealBook Summit originally scheduled for November 18, 2026? · IP / Intellectual Property | 26¢ | 26% | 1.4¢ | — | 53% | 200 | Dec 02, 15:00 UTC |
| What will Sam Altman say during 2026 New York Times DealBook Summit originally scheduled for November 18, 2026? · Privacy | 38¢ | 38% | 1.7¢ | — | 77% | 173 | Dec 02, 15:00 UTC |
| What will Sam Altman say during 2026 New York Times DealBook Summit originally scheduled for November 18, 2026? · Open Source | 38¢ | 38% | 1.6¢ | — | 75% | 113 | Dec 02, 15:00 UTC |
| What will Sam Altman say during 2026 New York Times DealBook Summit originally scheduled for November 18, 2026? · Nvidia | 38¢ | 38% | 1.6¢ | — | 76% | 49 | Dec 02, 15:00 UTC |
| What will Sam Altman say during 2026 New York Times DealBook Summit originally scheduled for November 18, 2026? · Event does not qualify | 12¢ | 12% | 0.8¢ | — | 25% | 9 | Dec 02, 15:00 UTC |
| What will Sam Altman say during 2026 New York Times DealBook Summit originally scheduled for November 18, 2026? · Anthropic / Claude | 29¢ | 29% | 1.4¢ | — | 58% | 4 | Dec 02, 15:00 UTC |
| What will Sam Altman say during 2026 New York Times DealBook Summit originally scheduled for November 18, 2026? · Nuclear | 19¢ | 19% | 1.1¢ | — | 38% | 3 | Dec 02, 15:00 UTC |
| What will Sam Altman say during 2026 New York Times DealBook Summit originally scheduled for November 18, 2026? · Google / Gemini | 26¢ | 26% | 1.4¢ | — | 53% | 1 | Dec 02, 15:00 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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