Polymarket Fees Explained

Fee Overview

Understanding fees is crucial for profitable trading. On prediction markets, even small fees can significantly impact your returns since shares are priced between $0.01 and $0.99.

The good news is that Polymarket has one of the lowest fee structures in the prediction market industry. Here's what you need to know.

Polymarket Native Fees

Trading directly on Polymarket's native interface has very low costs:

• Trading fees — Zero. Polymarket does not charge maker or taker fees on trades.
• Gas fees — Minimal. Polygon transactions cost fractions of a cent. You need a small amount of MATIC for gas.
• Deposit/withdrawal — No platform fees. You only pay the blockchain gas fee for the transaction.
• Resolution — No fee to redeem winning shares.

Gas Fees

Gas fees are the blockchain transaction costs paid to Polygon validators:

• Polygon gas — Polymarket runs on Polygon, where gas fees are minimal — typically fractions of a cent per transaction.
• MATIC tokens — You need a small amount of MATIC in your wallet to pay for gas when trading on Polymarket directly.
• Bridging from Ethereum — If you bridge USDC from Ethereum to Polygon, you pay Ethereum gas (can be $5–$50+ depending on congestion).

Minimising Fees

1. 1
   Focus on high-conviction trades

   Fewer, better trades mean less total fees paid. Don't overtrade.

2. 2
   Use limit orders

   Get better entry prices with limit orders. A better entry price can significantly improve your overall returns.

3. 3
   Bridge USDC directly on Polygon

   Avoid expensive Ethereum bridging fees by buying USDC on an exchange and withdrawing directly to Polygon.

4. 4
   Batch your deposits

   Instead of making many small deposits, consolidate into fewer larger ones to minimise any per-transaction costs.

Trading with Polyblock

Polyblock provides a professional trading experience on top of Polymarket with custodial wallets, instant execution, real-time orderbook data, and automation tools.

Polyblock charges a small fee per trade to cover infrastructure, wallet management, and execution services. Standard on-chain gas fees also apply. For current pricing details, check the platform after signing up.