51st state ·closes in 28mo

Will D.C. be the 51st U.S. state before Jan 20, 2029?

YES means District of Columbia

24h volume: 1,556; 116.7k lifetime
Open interest: 67.7k
Spread: 1¢; 3,749 × 2,996 at the touch
24h range: 1¢ – 1¢

Chance of YES

1%+0

A YES contract costs 1¢ and pays $1 if it happens.

99%

costs 100¢

YES bid / ask

0¢ / 1¢

NO bid / ask

99¢ / 100¢

24h low 1¢24h high 1¢

What Galdor thinks

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3Gives a straight answerA probability with a band, and one of four calls: YES, NO, wait, or stay out.

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Price history

YES price per candle with the bid/ask band, volume underneath. Times in UTC.

24h 7d 30d 90d

Not enough history to chart.

Order book

Resting orders, both sides shown as YES prices. Bars are size.

Order book unavailable.

How this market resolves

Verbatim from Kalshi. Read this before the price.

If the 51st state is District of Columbia before Jan 20, 2029, then the market resolves to Yes.

Settlement sources

Library of Congress

opened: Jan 9, 2025 · 6:00 PM UTC
closes: Jan 20, 2029 · 3:00 PM UTC · may close early
settles by: Jan 20, 2029 · 3:00 PM UTC
ticker: KXSTATE51-29-DC

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