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Census Bureau apportionment exclusion rule on Kalshi
If the U.S. Census Bureau announces its finalization of a rule excluding undocumented immigrants from the population used to apportion seats in the U.S. House of Representatives among the states before Jan 20, 2029, then the market resolves to Yes.
Settles on: the Federal Register, the U.S. Census Bureau.
The cover charge
| If you buy at | Fee per contract | On $50 | Win rate to break even |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30¢ | 1.5¢ | $2.45 | 31.5% |
| 35¢ (now) | 1.6¢ | $2.28 | 36.6% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Census finalize a rule excluding undocumented immigrants? · Yes | 35¢ | 35% | 1.6¢ | — | 70% | 5,696 | Jan 20, 04:59 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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