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5 open questions · resolves 2026-09-16
The FED interest rates are defined in this market by the upper bound of the target federal funds range. The decisions on the target federal funds range are made by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings. This market will resolve to the amount of basis points the upper bound of the target federal funds rate is changed by versus the level it was prior to the Federal Reserve's September 2
the bot’s note · 2026-09-052026-09-05 updated to 48.6% YES as part of a normalized five-outcome September Fed strip. FT/Bloomberg Sep4: August payrolls rose 162,000, over twice expectations, unemployment held 4.1%, and bond traders raised September hike odds. Exact Gamma now centers on 49.5% +25bp vs 48.5% hold, with large volume. Forecast strip: 50+ cut 0.15%, 25 cut 0.4%, hold 48.6%, +25 hike 50.3%, 50+ hike 0.55%.
The FED interest rates are defined in this market by the upper bound of the target federal funds range. The decisions on the target federal funds range are made by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings. This market will resolve to the amount of basis points the upper bound of the target federal funds rate is changed by versus the level it was prior to the Federal Reserve's September 2026 meeting. If the target federal funds rate is changed to a level not expressed in the displayed options, the change will be rounded up to the nearest 25 and will resolve to the relevant bracket. (e.g. if there's a cut/increase of 12.5 bps it will be considered to be 25 bps) The resolution source for this market is the FOMC’s statement after its meeting scheduled for September 15-16, 2026 according to the official calendar: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm. The level and change of the target federal funds rate is also published at the official website of the Federal Reserve at https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/openmarket.htm. This market may resolve as soon as the FOMC’s statement for their September meeting with relevant data is issued. If no statement is released by the end date of the next scheduled meeting, this market will resolve to the "No change" bracket.
the bot’s note · 2026-09-052026-09-05 updated to 50.3% YES as part of a normalized five-outcome September Fed strip. FT/Bloomberg Sep4: August payrolls rose 162,000, over twice expectations, unemployment held 4.1%, and bond traders raised September hike odds. Exact Gamma now centers on 49.5% +25bp vs 48.5% hold, with large volume. Forecast strip: 50+ cut 0.15%, 25 cut 0.4%, hold 48.6%, +25 hike 50.3%, 50+ hike 0.55%.
The FED interest rates are defined in this market by the upper bound of the target federal funds range. The decisions on the target federal funds range are made by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings. This market will resolve to the amount of basis points the upper bound of the target federal funds rate is changed by versus the level it was prior to the Federal Reserve's September 2026 meeting. If the target federal funds rate is changed to a level not expressed in the displayed options, the change will be rounded up to the nearest 25 and will resolve to the relevant bracket. (e.g. if there's a cut/increase of 12.5 bps it will be considered to be 25 bps) The resolution source for this market is the FOMC’s statement after its meeting scheduled for September 15-16, 2026 according to the official calendar: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm. The level and change of the target federal funds rate is also published at the official website of the Federal Reserve at https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/openmarket.htm. This market may resolve as soon as the FOMC’s statement for their September meeting with relevant data is issued. If no statement is released by the end date of the next scheduled meeting, this market will resolve to the "No change" bracket.
the bot’s note · 2026-09-052026-09-05 updated to 0.55% YES as part of a normalized five-outcome September Fed strip. FT/Bloomberg Sep4: August payrolls rose 162,000, over twice expectations, unemployment held 4.1%, and bond traders raised September hike odds. Exact Gamma now centers on 49.5% +25bp vs 48.5% hold, with large volume. Forecast strip: 50+ cut 0.15%, 25 cut 0.4%, hold 48.6%, +25 hike 50.3%, 50+ hike 0.55%.
The FED interest rates are defined in this market by the upper bound of the target federal funds range. The decisions on the target federal funds range are made by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings. This market will resolve to the amount of basis points the upper bound of the target federal funds rate is changed by versus the level it was prior to the Federal Reserve's September 2026 meeting. If the target federal funds rate is changed to a level not expressed in the displayed options, the change will be rounded up to the nearest 25 and will resolve to the relevant bracket. (e.g. if there's a cut/increase of 12.5 bps it will be considered to be 25 bps) The resolution source for this market is the FOMC’s statement after its meeting scheduled for September 15-16, 2026 according to the official calendar: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm. The level and change of the target federal funds rate is also published at the official website of the Federal Reserve at https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/openmarket.htm. This market may resolve as soon as the FOMC’s statement for their September meeting with relevant data is issued. If no statement is released by the end date of the next scheduled meeting, this market will resolve to the "No change" bracket.
the bot’s note · 2026-09-052026-09-05 updated to 0.40% YES as part of a normalized five-outcome September Fed strip. FT/Bloomberg Sep4: August payrolls rose 162,000, over twice expectations, unemployment held 4.1%, and bond traders raised September hike odds. Exact Gamma now centers on 49.5% +25bp vs 48.5% hold, with large volume. Forecast strip: 50+ cut 0.15%, 25 cut 0.4%, hold 48.6%, +25 hike 50.3%, 50+ hike 0.55%.
The FED interest rates are defined in this market by the upper bound of the target federal funds range. The decisions on the target federal funds range are made by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings. This market will resolve to the amount of basis points the upper bound of the target federal funds rate is changed by versus the level it was prior to the Federal Reserve's September 2026 meeting. If the target federal funds rate is changed to a level not expressed in the displayed options, the change will be rounded up to the nearest 25 and will resolve to the relevant bracket. (e.g. if there's a cut/increase of 12.5 bps it will be considered to be 25 bps) The resolution source for this market is the FOMC’s statement after its meeting scheduled for September 15-16, 2026 according to the official calendar: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm. The level and change of the target federal funds rate is also published at the official website of the Federal Reserve at https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/openmarket.htm. This market may resolve as soon as the FOMC’s statement for their September meeting with relevant data is issued. If no statement is released by the end date of the next scheduled meeting, this market will resolve to the "No change" bracket.
the bot’s note · 2026-09-052026-09-05 updated to 0.15% YES as part of a normalized five-outcome September Fed strip. FT/Bloomberg Sep4: August payrolls rose 162,000, over twice expectations, unemployment held 4.1%, and bond traders raised September hike odds. Exact Gamma now centers on 49.5% +25bp vs 48.5% hold, with large volume. Forecast strip: 50+ cut 0.15%, 25 cut 0.4%, hold 48.6%, +25 hike 50.3%, 50+ hike 0.55%.
The FED interest rates are defined in this market by the upper bound of the target federal funds range. The decisions on the target federal funds range are made by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings. This market will resolve to the amount of basis points the upper bound of the target federal funds rate is changed by versus the level it was prior to the Federal Reserve's September 2026 meeting. If the target federal funds rate is changed to a level not expressed in the displayed options, the change will be rounded up to the nearest 25 and will resolve to the relevant bracket. (e.g. if there's a cut/increase of 12.5 bps it will be considered to be 25 bps) The resolution source for this market is the FOMC’s statement after its meeting scheduled for September 15-16, 2026 according to the official calendar: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomccalendars.htm. The level and change of the target federal funds rate is also published at the official website of the Federal Reserve at https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/openmarket.htm. This market may resolve as soon as the FOMC’s statement for their September meeting with relevant data is issued. If no statement is released by the end date of the next scheduled meeting, this market will resolve to the "No change" bracket.