What is the fee on Kalshi for this market?

At the current typical price of 6¢, about 0¢ per contract (7% × price × (1 − price), rounded up, on orders that take liquidity). On a $50 trade that is about $3.31.

What win rate do I need to break even?

About 6% if you hold to settlement, against a market price of 6%. The gap is the fee.

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When will Stripe Announce IPO? on Kalshi

If Stripe confirms an IPO before May 1, 2027, then the market resolves to Yes.

Settles on: the New York Times, ABC, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, CNBC, Reuters, BBC.

Market says (typical open contract)

Median YES price across 7 open contracts, 10 Nov 2026 09:57 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

11% 😈

Mostly decided, says the market. You are paying a fee to collect a few cents the market already agrees on.

The cover charge

Fee and break-even by purchase price
If you buy at	Fee per contract	On $50	Win rate to break even
6¢ (now)	0.4¢	$3.29	6.4%
30¢	1.5¢	$2.45	31.5%
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.

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Open contracts right now

Open contracts in this series with price, implied probability, volume and close time
Contract	YES price	Implied	Fee at this price	Real-world odds	Luck needed	Volume	Closes
When will Stripe IPO? · Before Jun 1, 2027	8¢	8%	0.5¢	—	15%	12,266	Jun 01, 03:59 UTC
When will Stripe IPO? · Before May 1, 2027	6¢	6%	0.4¢	—	12%	4,072	May 01, 03:59 UTC
When will Stripe IPO? · Before Jan 1, 2027	3¢	3%	0.2¢	—	6%	3,691	Jan 01, 04:59 UTC
When will Stripe IPO? · Before Mar 1, 2027	2¢	2%	0.2¢	—	5%	3,377	Mar 01, 04:59 UTC
When will Stripe IPO? · Before Dec 1, 2026	2¢	2%	0.2¢	—	5%	3,160	Dec 01, 04:59 UTC
When will Stripe IPO? · Before Feb 1, 2027	6¢	6%	0.4¢	—	11%	3,014	Feb 01, 04:59 UTC
When will Stripe IPO? · Before Apr 1, 2027	8¢	8%	0.5¢	—	17%	2,835	Apr 01, 03:59 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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