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Election-night volume is not the same as trader losses, with Kalshi and Polymarket fee math cutting into payouts, SiliconSnark reports
- Election-night volume is not the same as trader losses, with Kalshi and Polymarket fee math cutting into payouts, SiliconSnark reports — SiliconSnark reports the headline midterm volume figures measure trading activity rather than money lost, since positions change hands repeatedly and not every contract settles on election night. It works through the fee math: a 1,000-contract Kalshi purchase at 50 cents carries a 17.50 dollar trading fee under the published formula, while Polymarket's international politics markets list a 0.04 taker-fee parameter. (SiliconSnark)
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