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Annualized return turns a Polymarket price into a yearly rate: buy at p, collect $1 if you are right, and the return (1 − p) ÷ p is spread over the days until resolution. Example: a share bought at 95¢ that pays $1 in 60 days returns 5.26% — 32.0% a year simple, 36.6% compounded. The return only arrives if the outcome happens; the discount is the market's price for the risk that it does not.
Favorites priced 85¢ or more that resolve in 7–400 days, ranked by the yearly return you would earn only if the favourite wins. Cost is the best ask plus the taker fee.
A high APY usually means real risk or a thin order book, not free money: the price discount is what traders charge for the chance the favorite loses. Educational math, not a recommendation.
Polymarket pays holding rewards on positions in these markets — 3.25% a year (Polymarket Help Center, page updated June 1, 2026; the rate is variable). See the official explanation.
Return = (1 − cost) ÷ cost, where cost is the price paid plus any taker fee. Simple annualized = return × 365 ÷ days to resolution; compounded APY = (1 + return)^(365 ÷ days) − 1.
No. A 95¢ price means traders see roughly a 5% chance of losing the whole stake. The annualized figure is what you earn only if the outcome happens and the market resolves on time; disputes and delays stretch the holding period.
Polymarket pays a reward on positions in a list of long-running markets, sampled hourly and paid daily. The current rate is 3.25% a year (Polymarket Help Center, page updated June 1, 2026; the rate is variable). The markets with rewards switched on are listed on this page.
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