Event Contracts

Polymarket US event contracts give people the ability to trade based on their views. If you have a well-researched opinion on an upcoming election or NBA game, you can take a position and drive informed price discovery. Event contracts let you hedge relevant risks, capitalize on your research, and participate in markets that reflect real-world outcomes.

The price that a given contract trades at reflects the market's collective assessment of the probability that the event will happen. Historically, these market-implied probabilities have served as powerful and reliable predictors of real-world outcomes.

Certification, Regulation & Compliance

Polymarket US is regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as a Designated Contract Market (DCM).

Clearing and settlement for all trades on Polymarket US is handled by Polymarket Clearing (QC Clearing LLC), a CFTC-regulated Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO). See our Clearing page for more information.

You can read more about our regulatory filings, rulebook, and product certifications on our Regulatory page and Notices page.

We make money the way most exchanges do: we take a small fee on each transaction. See our Trading Fee Schedule for details.