Polymarket charges a small taker fee on certain markets. Fees are set by the protocol and applied at match time — you don’t include fee information in your orders. These fees fund the Maker Rebates Program, which redistributes fees daily to market makers to incentivize deeper liquidity and tighter spreads. Takers can also earn a portion of fees back through the tiered Taker Rebate Program.
Geopolitical and world events markets are fee-free. Polymarket does not charge fees or profit from trading activity on these markets. There are also no Polymarket fees to deposit or withdraw USDC (though intermediaries like Coinbase or MoonPay may charge their own fees).
Fee Structure
Fees are calculated using the following formula:
Where C = number of shares traded and p = price of the shares. See
Market Details to read the fee
parameters for a market.
Makers are never charged fees. Only takers pay fees.
Fee Tables (100 Shares)
The fee in USDC peaks at 50% probability ($1.75) and decreases symmetrically toward both extremes. The fee in USDC peaks at 50% probability ($1.25) and decreases symmetrically toward both extremes. The fee in USDC peaks at 50% probability ($1.00) and decreases symmetrically toward both extremes. The fee in USDC peaks at 50% probability ($1.25) and decreases symmetrically toward both extremes. Fee Precision
Fees are rounded to 5 decimal places. The smallest fee charged is 0.00001 USDC. Anything smaller rounds to zero, so very small trades near the extremes may incur no fee at all. 
