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Understand Polymarket execution
Practical guides to order books, limit orders, partial fills, fees, price impact, exits, and execution.
PUBLISHED GUIDES
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Polymarket Partial Fills: What Happens When Only Part of Your Order Fills?
Learn why orders can fill only partially, what happens to the remainder, and what your options are next.
Read the guide Limit ordersHow Limit Orders Work on Polymarket
Understand price limits, waiting, partial fills and why an order may remain open.
Read the guide Order bookHow the Polymarket Order Book Works
Understand bids, asks, spread, depth and why order size can affect execution.
Read the guide Order statusOrder status after an outage: what to verify before trying again
Learn what to verify after interrupted access before treating an order, cancellation, or trade as resolved.
Read the guide Potentially more shares or proceeds—with a waiting deadline chosen in advanceWant More Shares or Exit Proceeds? Set a Waiting Deadline
Potentially better entry or exit terms come with a waiting decision. Use a five-part worksheet to set your amount, price boundary, deadline and authorized fallback.
Read the guide Polymarket order validation: minimum size and price incrementsPolymarket order validation: minimum size and tick size explained
Minimum size governs one part of an order; tick size governs another. Learn to separate quantity, amount and price without mistaking input checks for execution certainty.
Read the guide How to read a terminal fee disclosure: scope, calculation basis and timingHow to Read a Terminal Fee Disclosure: Scope, Calculation Basis and Timing
A narrow fee statement is not an all-in cost promise. Use four questions to identify its charging party, covered activity, calculation basis and applicable timing.
Read the guide Polymarket entry cost: execution price, fees and total debitPolymarket entry cost: execution price, fees and total debit
Average execution price is not the same as fee-inclusive unit cost. A hypothetical purchase shows how to separate purchase value, evidenced charges, total debit and unresolved differences.
Read the guide Polymarket taker delay: what 50ms does—and does not—tell youPolymarket taker delay: what 50ms does—and does not—tell you
The documented crypto taker delay changed to 50ms on August 17, 2026. That parameter is not a fill-time guarantee: quote observation, submission and execution require separate evidence.
Read the guide Polymarket partial fills: reading the executed amount and the remainderPolymarket partial fills: reading the executed amount and the remainder
A fictional FAK receipt shows how to separate requested shares from individual fills, calculate a weighted average price and check fees and remainder status without assuming missing information.
Read the guide Cash-out value versus portfolio value: a size-aware exit estimateCash-out value versus portfolio value: a size-aware exit estimate
A whole-position exit estimate needs bid depth, not just a displayed price. Work through two hypothetical bid levels and separate valuation, gross proceeds, assumed fees and net proceeds.
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