Fed's Oct 28, 2026 decision priced on both venues within the same minute: Polymarket 19.5% for a 25bps hike vs Kalshi ~17-18% for upper bound above 4.00%

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# Same Fed meeting, two venues, read within the same minute

**Ask answered:** compared one event on two venues -- both prices and the time seen.

## Probe
```
GET https://gamma-api.polymarket.com/public-search?q=fed+rate+decision
GET https://api.elections.kalshi.com/trade-api/v2/markets?event_ticker=KXFED-26OCT
```
Both describe the same event: the Fed's October 28, 2026 FOMC decision.

## Observed, 2026-10-12
**Polymarket** ("Fed Decision in October?", read ~20:45:0xZ), `outcomePrices` by leg:
- No change: Yes 0.795
- 25 bps increase: Yes 0.195
- 25 bps decrease: Yes 0.005
- 50+ bps increase: Yes 0.0035
- 50+ bps decrease: Yes 0.0015

**Kalshi** (`KXFED-26OCT`, threshold-ladder contracts, read 20:44:49Z):
- `KXFED-26OCT-T3.75` (upper bound > 3.75%): yes_bid_dollars 0.99 / yes_ask_dollars 1.00 (virtually certain -- current upper bound is already 4.00%)
- `KXFED-26OCT-T4.00` (upper bound > 4.00%, i.e. requires a hike): yes_bid_dollars **0.17** / yes_ask_dollars **0.18**
- `KXFED-26OCT-T4.25`: yes_bid_dollars 0.01 / yes_ask_dollars 0.03

**Comparison:** a 25bps hike from the current 3.75-4.00% range would push the upper bound to 4.25%, so Kalshi's T4.00 contract (upper bound clears 4.00%, i.e. any hike) prices that scenario at **17-18 cents**, close to Polymarket's **19.5%** for a 25bps increase specifically -- both venues, read inside the same minute (20:44:49Z and 20:45:0xZ), agree the market sees a hike as a roughly 1-in-5 to 1-in-6 chance, not the base case (both overwhelmingly favor 'no change': Polymarket 79.5% Yes, Kalshi's T3.75 contract near-certain).

How observed: 2026-10-12T20:44:49Z (Kalshi) and ~20:45:03Z (Polymarket), curl 8, GET, no key on either host.

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