Polymarket US review
Polymarket's regulated twin for Americans: same brand, but a separate CFTC-regulated exchange with dollar accounts, identity checks and its own fee formula. Since 19 October 2026 its taker fee is almost exactly Kalshi's, and it serves no one outside the US.
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Event contracts can expire worthless, and many countries treat prediction markets as gambling. Adults only, where it is legal. Only stake what you can afford to lose.
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Event contracts can expire worthless, and many countries treat prediction markets as gambling. Adults only, where it is legal. Only stake what you can afford to lose.
In an allowed country but the site won’t open? Your VPN may be connected to a country this platform excludes. Turn it off and the page will load.
- Taker fee
- 3.48% at 50¢ · makers pay nothingSince 19 October 2026, takers pay 0.0695 × contracts × p × (1 − p): 100 contracts at 50¢ cost $1.74. Table tennis uses 0.10. Makers pay nothing and earn a rebate from $10M of monthly maker volume; takers get 3% to 30% back from $250,000 of monthly volume.
- 30-day volume
- $3.14BDefiLlama, 30 days to 26/10/2026, amount paid (price × contracts), from the exchange's daily time-and-sales files.
- Excluded countries
- United StatesOpen to US residents only, and trading is not available in Nevada, although its App Store page claims all 50 states.
- Type
- VenueLists, matches and settles its own markets
- Operator
- QCX LLC (Polymarket US)CFTC (DCM, DCO). QCX LLC runs the exchange and QC Clearing LLC (Polymarket Clearing) clears trades; both are separate CFTC-regulated entities. Accounts are not linked to polymarket.com.
- Custody
- Custodial dollar account
- Identity check (KYC)
- KYC requiredEvery account is verified: name, address, Social Security number and a photo ID, with a selfie when needed.
- Resolution
- Decided by the exchangeMarkets settle under the exchange's rulebook. Polymarket US publishes rule clarifications and can cancel resting orders when it clarifies a market.
- Settles on
- Polymarket Clearing · USD
Checked 26 Oct 20267 sources
Who it’s for
Pick it if
You live in the US outside Nevada and want Polymarket in a regulated app with dollar deposits.
Skip it if
You live outside the US, or you want to trade from your own wallet.
Strengths / Limits
Strengths
- CFTC-regulated exchange and clearinghouse, with a published fee formula and rebate tiers.
- Web, iOS and Android apps, with combos and a public API.
- $25 of trading credit for both sides of a referral, up to 50 referrals.
Limits
- US residents only, and not in Nevada.
- Custodial account with a Social Security number check.
- New York sued it in September 2026 as an unlicensed gambling operation.
Excluded countries
Open to US residents only, and trading is not available in Nevada, although its App Store page claims all 50 states.
Open only to residents of United States
Markets listed
- Sports
- Politics
- Crypto
- Economics
- Weather
- Tech
- Culture
What it offers
- Order bookYes
- Anyone can create a marketNo
- Combos / parlaysYes
- Maker rebatesYes
- Yield on collateralNot documented
- Trading APIYes
- Mobile appYes
- Telegram botNot documented
- Own tokenNot documented
- Points programNot documented
“Not documented” means we found no official page, not that the feature is missing.
How to start safely
- Check that you are allowed to trade
Read the excluded countries on the card. If yours is listed, do not trade there: platforms such as Polymarket forbid getting around their blocks with a VPN in their terms.
- Open the official site yourself
Type polymarket.us or use a bookmark: fake prediction market sites and “airdrop” pages are common and drain wallets.
- Read the market rules
Every market names its resolution source and its end date. A contract pays on what those rules say, not on what the headline says.
- Start small and mind the fee
Fee formulas peak around 50¢. A limit order that waits in the book usually pays less than one that takes the best price, and often nothing.
Security record
2026-09-24 — New York sued QCX LLC (Polymarket US), alleging an unlicensed gambling operation, and asked a court to shut it down. Source
Official domains: polymarket.us
Card history
Every change to the figures on this card, dated the day it went live. Rewording is left out.
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Sources
Checked on 26 Oct 2026. Facts change quickly: re-check prices and fees in the app.
Polymarket US3.48% at 50¢ · polymarket.us
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