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Amazon ad surcharge lawsuit on Kalshi
If Amazon.com, Inc. achieves the superior outcome in the trial-level resolution of Federal Trade Commission et al. v. Amazon.com, Inc. (No. 2:26-cv-03097), originally filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, after Issuance and before Jan 1, 2029, then the market resolves to Yes.
Settles on: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington Clerk’s Office, PACER.
The cover charge
| If you buy at | Fee per contract | On $50 | Win rate to break even |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15¢ (now) | 0.9¢ | $2.98 | 15.9% |
| 30¢ | 1.5¢ | $2.45 | 31.5% |
| 50¢ | 1.8¢ | $1.75 | 51.7% |
| 70¢ | 1.5¢ | $1.05 | 71.5% |
| 90¢ | 0.6¢ | $0.35 | 90.6% |
Resting orders pay no fee on this series. Formula: 7% × contracts × price × (1 − price), rounded up, on orders that take liquidity. Break-even assumes you hold to settlement; trading out early pays the fee twice.
Open contracts right now
| Contract | YES price | Implied | Fee at this price | Real-world odds | Luck needed | Volume | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Amazon win the FTC ad surcharge lawsuit before 2029? · Before 2029 | 15¢ | 15% | 0.9¢ | — | 30% | 370 | Jan 01, 04:59 UTC |
Who actually wins this market
- Whoever posts the resting orders and collects the spread without paying a fee.
- The venue, on every fee.
- Not, on average, the person clicking buy because the chart is going their way. That was us.
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