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Graham Act sanctions on Kalshi
If the taking effect of any sanction, restriction or tariff under the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 after President Trump's October 16, 2026 waiver and before January 1, 2028 is confirmed by any of the Source Agencies after Issuance and before Jan 1, 2028, then the market resolves to Yes.
Settles on: AP, ABC, Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, The Information, Bloomberg, CBS, NBC, Axios, The Washington Post, CNN, Semafor, Politico, MSNBC, Reuters, the New York Times.
The cover charge
| If you buy at | Fee per contract | On $50 | Win rate to break even |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30¢ | 1.5¢ | $2.45 | 31.5% |
| 41¢ (now) | 1.7¢ | $2.07 | 42.7% |
| 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 the Graham Act sanctions take effect before 2027? · Before 2027 | 16¢ | 16% | 0.9¢ | — | 31% | 200 | Jan 01, 04:59 UTC |
| Will the Graham Act sanctions take effect before 2028? · Before 2028 | 40¢ | 40% | 1.7¢ | — | 81% | 0 | 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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