Read the Kalshi liquidity rewards guide for program discovery, scores and paid credits.
The formula behind this scenario
Reward = final score share × pool × qualifying snapshots ÷ total snapshots. The result rounds down to cents; amounts below $1 for an individual program are not paid. Kalshi documents this formula in its Liquidity Incentive Program guide, checked October 6, 2026.
Score share is an assumption
Your share of qualifying scores is different from your share of raw order size. This calculator takes a hypothetical final share; it does not reconstruct scoring or predict other participants’ orders. The default assumes a $100 pool, 20% score share and 8,000 qualifying snapshots out of 10,000, producing $16.
Find the exact program
Use the market’s Rewards badge to check its pool, period and parameters. Kalshi’s reward-location guide explains that live estimates can change and paid totals differ from pending estimates. The program terms and final paid credit govern your actual reward.
A reward is not net trading profit
An illustrative $16 reward alongside a $25 trading loss and $2 of fees leaves a combined result of −$11. Resting orders can fill and create exposure. Review Kalshi order books and fees before comparing rewards with trading results.