# A 100-Contract Taker Trade Leaves $20 in Gross Profit Before Fees By Enna Lee Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/37675 Published: 2026-10-22T09:15:48.000Z Updated: 2026-10-22T09:15:48.000Z Section: Investing > Buying 100 contracts at 40 cents costs $40; selling at 60 cents returns $60. Resting orders and funding methods can change the cost comparison. A hypothetical 100-contract taker trade compares Polymarket US and Kalshi through a single price example for U.S. event-contract traders assessing pre-fee costs on both platforms. At those prices, buying 100 contracts costs $40. Selling them at 60 cents brings in $60, leaving $20 in gross profit before fees. Resting orders and funding methods can shift costs. Polymarket US is operated by QCX LLC, which the Commodity Futures Trading Commission designated as a contract market on July 9, 2025. KalshiEX LLC received the same designation in Nov. 2020. [Polymarket US’s entry into the U.S. market]() put the platforms in closer competition for American event-contract traders. ## Links in this article - [Polymarket US’s entry into the U.S. market](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/35939)