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A fair book adds up to 100. Nobody's does. We publish what every prediction market costs, what the house keeps on top, and the daily history the exchanges throw away. theoverround.com

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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 4h
Kalshi has Lara Trump at 2% on "Who will be Trump's next Press Secretary?" right now. The full field, and every day it has traded: theoverround.com/m/KXNEXTPRESSECPER…
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 4h
Priced in today: Before Oct 20, 2026 at 94¢ on "Katie Zacharia out as White House Press Secretary?" That is +88 points from yesterday. theoverround.com
Before Oct 20, 2026 at 94 cents on "Katie Zacharia out as White House Press Secretary?", moved 88 points today.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
You cannot control whether you are right. You can control what you pay to find out. One of those is free to improve today.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
The worst price on Kalshi right now: Which Supreme Court justices will resign during Trump's term? 9 outcomes. Backing all of them costs $1.72 to win $1. 72 cents of margin. That is not a market, that is a toll booth. theoverround.com/m/KXSCOTUSRESIGN-29
The book on "Which Supreme Court justices will resign during Trump's term?" sums to 172 percent across 9 outcomes.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Same question, two houses. Trading "How many House seats will Democrats win in Virginia?" costs 9.6 points at Kalshi and 7.1 at Polymarket. Nobody publishes this, so nobody shops on it. theoverround.com/m/KXVAHOUSEDEM-26N…
The overround on "How many House seats will Democrats win in Virginia?": Kalshi 109.6 percent, Polymarket 107.1 percent.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Prediction markets are a genuinely better way to aggregate belief. They are also a business, and businesses charge. Both things are true.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Equally likely today, at 51% each: Oscar Winner: Best Picture (The Odyssey) Maine Senate margin of victory (Jackson, 1+ pts) We do not make these up. We just write them down. theoverround.com/equally-likely
"Oscar Winner: Best Picture" and "Maine Senate margin of victory" are both priced at 51 percent.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Texas Senate margin of victory The market moved -5 points on Ken Paxton, 3+ pts today, to 21¢. theoverround.com
Ken Paxton, 3+ pts at 21 cents on "Texas Senate margin of victory", moved -5 points today.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This week: Kalshi wants 0.4% to trade "2028 Democratic presidential nominee" and 36% to trade "Oscar Winner: Best Picture". Same exchange, same screen. The tight books are the ones being watched. theoverround.com/the-week
The Week in Margins: the spread between the cheapest and dearest book on the board is 35.6 points.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Add up what it costs to back every outcome on "When will OpenAI officially announce an IPO?" and you get 167%. The 67 points above 100 are not a price. They are the cover charge. theoverround.com/m/KXIPOOPENAI
The book on "When will OpenAI officially announce an IPO?" sums to 167 percent across 7 outcomes.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Same question, two houses. Trading "Next French presidential election winner?" costs 10.4 points at Kalshi and 2.3 at Polymarket. Nobody publishes this, so nobody shops on it. theoverround.com/m/KXFRENCHPRES-27
The overround on "Next French presidential election winner?": Kalshi 110.4 percent, Polymarket 102.3 percent.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Equally likely today, at 52.5% each: Oscar Winner: Best Picture (The Odyssey) When will OpenAI officially announce an IPO? (Before Jun 1, 2027) We do not make these up. We just write them down. theoverround.com/equally-likely
"Oscar Winner: Best Picture" and "When will OpenAI officially announce an IPO?" are both priced at 52.5 percent.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Two venues, the same question, seven points between them on the house's cut alone. Efficiency is doing something, but it is not doing that.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
James Talarico, 5+ pts is now 22.5¢ to be the answer to "Texas Senate margin of victory" Moved -7.5 points, on $67k of open interest. theoverround.com
James Talarico, 5+ pts at 22.5 cents on "Texas Senate margin of victory", moved -7.5 points today.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Add up what it costs to back every outcome on "Next James Bond film: Actor cast as James Bond" and you get 175%. The 75 points above 100 are not a price. They are the cover charge. theoverround.com/m/KXBOND-30
The book on "Next James Bond film: Actor cast as James Bond" sums to 175 percent across 19 outcomes.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Every comparison site on the internet takes money to reorder its list. We take the money and refuse the reorder. That refusal is the entire product.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"Next Senate Democratic Leader?" is a 120.7% book on Kalshi. Every point over 100 is the house's, taken from whoever trades, on both sides. theoverround.com/m/KXSENATEDEMLEAD-…
The overround on "Next Senate Democratic Leader?": Kalshi 120.7 percent.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Two things the market prices identically today, both at 15.8%: Will Alberta vote to secede from Canada? China overtakes USA’s economy by 2030? One of those is mispriced. Reply with which one and why. theoverround.com/equally-likely
"Will Alberta vote to secede from Canada?" and "China overtakes USA’s economy by 2030?" are both priced at 15.8 percent.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This week: Kalshi wants 0.2% to trade "2028 Democratic presidential nominee" and 38% to trade "Oscar Winner: Best Picture". Same exchange, same screen. The tight books are the ones being watched. theoverround.com/the-week
The Week in Margins: the spread between the cheapest and dearest book on the board is 37.8 points.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Kalshi has Donald J. Trump at 2.9% on "2028 U.S. Presidential Election winner?" right now. The full field, and every day it has traded: theoverround.com/m/KXPRESPERSON-28
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Priced in today: Sayed, 5+ pts at 37¢ on "Michigan Senate margin of victory" That is +3 points from yesterday. theoverround.com
Sayed, 5+ pts at 37 cents on "Michigan Senate margin of victory", moved 3 points today.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Add up what it costs to back every outcome on "Maine Senate margin of victory" and you get 168.2%. The 68.2 points above 100 are not a price. They are the cover charge. theoverround.com/m/KXMIDTERMMOV-MES…
The book on "Maine Senate margin of victory" sums to 168.2 percent across 7 outcomes.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Equally likely today, at 63.3% each: When will Tesla and SpaceX merge? (Before 2028) What will be the largest source of global primary energy consumption in 2030? (Oil) We do not make these up. We just write them down. theoverround.com/equally-likely
"When will Tesla and SpaceX merge?" and "What will be the largest source of global primary energy consumption in 2030?" are both priced at 63.3 percent.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The cut is disclosed, technically, in the sense that it is derivable from prices you would have to add up yourself. Nobody adds them up. We did.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Equally likely today, at 49% each: Oscar Winner: Best Picture (The Odyssey) Prime Minister of Israel after the 2026 election? (Gadi Eizenkot) We do not make these up. We just write them down. theoverround.com/equally-likely
"Oscar Winner: Best Picture" and "Prime Minister of Israel after the 2026 election?" are both priced at 49 percent.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Current number on Anthropic: 94% on Kalshi. We keep the daily history after the exchange drops it: theoverround.com/m/KXOAIANTH-40
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Biggest politics market open today is "2028 Democratic presidential nominee" Jon Ossoff leads at 16.5¢. theoverround.com
Jon Ossoff leads at 16.5 cents on "2028 Democratic presidential nominee".
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Laying off a position at a second venue feels like risk management. You just paid two houses to hold both ends of the same opinion.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The worst price on Kalshi right now: Next James Bond film: Actor cast as James Bond 20 outcomes. Backing all of them costs $1.73 to win $1. 73 cents of margin. That is not a market, that is a toll booth. theoverround.com/m/KXBOND-30
The book on "Next James Bond film: Actor cast as James Bond" sums to 173 percent across 20 outcomes.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Backing every outcome on "Next Senate Democratic Leader?" costs 117.9¢ on the dollar at Kalshi. A fair book is 100. The extra 17.9 is the house's cut, and you pay it whichever side you take. theoverround.com/m/KXSENATEDEMLEAD-…
The overround on "Next Senate Democratic Leader?": Kalshi 117.9 percent.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This week: Kalshi wants 0% to trade "Oscar winner: Best Actress" and 36% to trade "Oscar Winner: Best Picture". Same exchange, same screen. The tight books are the ones being watched. theoverround.com/the-week
The Week in Margins: the spread between the cheapest and dearest book on the board is 36 points.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Equally likely today, at 62.3% each: What will be the largest source of global primary energy consumption in 2030? (Oil) Will Blue Origin land on the moon before SpaceX? We do not make these up. We just write them down. theoverround.com/equally-likely
"What will be the largest source of global primary energy consumption in 2030?" and "Will Blue Origin land on the moon before SpaceX?" are both priced at 62.3 percent.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The Black Ball is now 28.5¢ to be the answer to "Oscar Winner: Best Picture" Moved +6.5 points, on $332k of open interest. theoverround.com
The Black Ball at 28.5 cents on "Oscar Winner: Best Picture", moved 6.5 points today.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
How high will average weekly Hormuz traffic get in 2026? 10 runners, and the prices add up to 158%. A fair book adds up to 100. So 58 cents of every dollar in there is the house's, whoever wins. Kalshi does not print this number… theoverround.com/m/KXHORMUZAVG-27JA…
The book on "How high will average weekly Hormuz traffic get in 2026?" sums to 158 percent across 10 outcomes.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Research is the fun part, which is why everyone does it and almost nobody spends the thirty seconds afterwards checking who is cheapest.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Same question, two houses. Trading "Next French presidential election winner?" costs 4.6 points at Kalshi and 3.9 at Polymarket. Nobody publishes this, so nobody shops on it. theoverround.com/m/KXFRENCHPRES-27
The overround on "Next French presidential election winner?": Kalshi 104.6 percent, Polymarket 103.9 percent.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Will Trump resign during his term?: 24% Will SpaceX land anything successfully on Mars before 2030?: 24% Nobody decided these were equally likely. Thousands of people betting on completely separate questions arrived here on their own. theoverround.com/equally-likely
"Will Trump resign during his term?" and "Will SpaceX land anything successfully on Mars before 2030?" are both priced at 24 percent.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Named after the number nobody prints. A fair book sums to 100. Ours is the only site that shows you what each house actually sums to.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Kalshi has Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at 29% on "Brazil Presidential Election First Round: 2nd Place" right now. The full field, and every day it has traded: theoverround.com/m/KXBRPRESIDENT2-B…
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Priced in today: James Talarico and Troy Jackson at 55¢ on "Maine-Texas Senate Combo" That is +7 points from yesterday. theoverround.com
James Talarico and Troy Jackson at 55 cents on "Maine-Texas Senate Combo", moved 7 points today.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Current number on Donald J. Trump: 2.6% on Kalshi. We keep the daily history after the exchange drops it: theoverround.com/m/KXPRESNOMR-28
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The worst price on Kalshi right now: How high will average weekly Hormuz traffic get in 2026? 10 outcomes. Backing all of them costs $1.59 to win $1. 59 cents of margin. That is not a market, that is a toll booth. theoverround.com/m/KXHORMUZAVG-27JA…
The book on "How high will average weekly Hormuz traffic get in 2026?" sums to 159 percent across 10 outcomes.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This week: Kalshi wants 0.4% to trade "2028 Democratic presidential nominee" and 40% to trade "Oscar Winner: Best Picture". Same exchange, same screen. The tight books are the ones being watched. theoverround.com/the-week
The Week in Margins: the spread between the cheapest and dearest book on the board is 39.6 points.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Kalshi has Jean-Luc Mélenchon at 13% on "Next French presidential election winner?" right now. The full field, and every day it has traded: theoverround.com/m/KXFRENCHPRES-27
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Backing every outcome on "Who will be Trump's next Press Secretary?" costs 120.4¢ on the dollar at Kalshi. A fair book is 100. The extra 20.4 is the house's cut, and you pay it whichever side you take. theoverround.com/m/KXNEXTPRESSEC-29…
The overround on "Who will be Trump's next Press Secretary?": Kalshi 120.4 percent.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Two things the market prices identically today, both at 14.5%: Will Alberta vote to secede from Canada? China overtakes USA’s economy by 2030? One of those is mispriced. Reply with which one and why. theoverround.com/equally-likely
"Will Alberta vote to secede from Canada?" and "China overtakes USA’s economy by 2030?" are both priced at 14.5 percent.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
When will Anthropic officially announce an IPO? The market moved -43.5 points on Before Nov 1, 2026 today, to 8.5¢. theoverround.com
Before Nov 1, 2026 at 8.5 cents on "When will Anthropic officially announce an IPO?", moved -43.5 points today.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Odds are a forecast. The markup is a charge. Only one of them is on your statement at the end of the month.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Add up what it costs to back every outcome on "Which Supreme Court justices will resign during Trump's term?" and you get 171%. The 71 points above 100 are not a price. They are the cover charge. theoverround.com/m/KXSCOTUSRESIGN-29
The book on "Which Supreme Court justices will resign during Trump's term?" sums to 171 percent across 9 outcomes.
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The Overround @theoverround.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The house's cut on "Prime Minister of Israel after the 2026 election?": Kalshi 18 points, Polymarket 0.6. Same event, same payout, different toll. theoverround.com/m/KXISRAELPM-26OCT…
The overround on "Prime Minister of Israel after the 2026 election?": Kalshi 118 percent, Polymarket 100.6 percent.
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