What is the fee on Polymarket US for this market?

At the current typical price of 94¢, about 1¢ per contract (9.5% × price × (1 − price) per share on orders that take liquidity, the rate for accounts under $10,000 of 30-day volume since 6 November 2026; 6.95% in a new account's first week). On a $50 trade that is about $0.29.

What win rate do I need to break even?

About 95% if you hold to settlement, against a market price of 94%. The gap is the fee.

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Oscar Nominees: Best Sound on Polymarket US

This market will settle to Yes if The Odyssey is officially nominated for Best Sound at the 99th Oscars. Outcome sourced from Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Market says (typical open contract)

94%

Median YES price across 14 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

12% 😈

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
30¢	2.0¢	$3.32	32.0%
50¢	2.4¢	$2.38	52.4%
70¢	2.0¢	$1.43	72.0%
90¢	0.9¢	$0.47	90.9%
94¢ (now)	0.5¢	$0.29	94.5%

Resting (maker) orders pay nothing; orders that take liquidity pay the fee. Formula: 9.5% × price × (1 − price) per share on orders that take liquidity (accounts under $10,000 of 30-day volume; 6.95% in a new account's first week and above $250,000). 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	Closes
Oscar Nominees: Best Sound	94¢	94%	0.5¢	—	12%	Feb 05, 04:00 UTC
Oscar Nominees: Best Sound	95¢	95%	0.5¢	—	10%	Feb 05, 04:00 UTC
Oscar Nominees: Best Sound	95¢	95%	0.5¢	—	10%	Feb 05, 04:00 UTC
Oscar Nominees: Best Sound	96¢	96%	0.4¢	—	8%	Feb 05, 04:00 UTC
Oscar Nominees: Best Sound	97¢	97%	0.3¢	—	6%	Feb 05, 04:00 UTC
Oscar Nominees: Best Sound	89¢	89%	0.9¢	—	22%	Feb 05, 04:00 UTC
Oscar Nominees: Best Sound	73¢	73%	1.9¢	—	54%	Feb 05, 04:00 UTC
Oscar Nominees: Best Sound	94¢	94%	0.5¢	—	12%	Feb 05, 04:00 UTC
Oscar Nominees: Best Sound	73¢	73%	1.9¢	—	54%	Feb 05, 04:00 UTC
Oscar Nominees: Best Sound	94¢	94%	0.5¢	—	12%	Feb 05, 04:00 UTC
Oscar Nominees: Best Sound	73¢	73%	1.9¢	—	54%	Feb 05, 04:00 UTC
Oscar Nominees: Best Sound	95¢	95%	0.5¢	—	10%	Feb 05, 04:00 UTC
Oscar Nominees: Best Sound	72¢	72%	1.9¢	—	56%	Feb 05, 04:00 UTC
Oscar Nominees: Best Sound	94¢	94%	0.5¢	—	12%	Feb 05, 04:00 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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