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Place Order

POSThttps://api.gemini.com/v1/prediction-markets/order

Place a new prediction market limit order. Currently only limit orders are supported.

POSTv1/prediction-markets/order
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.gemini.com/v1/prediction-markets/order \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'X-GEMINI-APIKEY: <string>' \
  --header 'X-GEMINI-PAYLOAD: <string>' \
  --header 'X-GEMINI-SIGNATURE: <string>' \
  --data '
{
  "symbol": "GEMI-FEDJAN26-DN25",
  "orderType": "limit",
  "side": "buy",
  "quantity": "100",
  "price": "0.65",
  "outcome": "yes",
  "timeInForce": "good-til-cancel"
}
'

Roles

The API key you use to access this endpoint must have the Trader role assigned. See Roles for more information.

The OAuth scope must have orders:create assigned to access this endpoint. See OAuth Scopes for more information.

Headers

X-GEMINI-APIKEYstring·required
Your API key
X-GEMINI-SIGNATUREstring·required
HEX-encoded HMAC-SHA384 of payload signed with API secret
X-GEMINI-PAYLOADstring·required
Base64-encoded JSON payload
Content-Typestring
Default: text/plain
Content-Lengthstring
Default: 0
Cache-Controlstring
Default: no-cache

Request Body

symbolstring·required
Contract instrument symbolExample: GEMI-FEDJAN26-DN25
orderTypestring·enum·required
Order type. `stop-limit` orders require a `stopPrice` that triggers a limit order at `price` when the market reaches the trigger.Enum values: limitstop-limit
sidestring·enum·required
Enum values: buysell
quantitystring·required
Number of contractsExample: 100
pricestring·required
Limit price (0-1 range)Example: 0.65
stopPricestring
The price to trigger a stop-limit order (0-1 range). Only available for stop-limit orders. See [Stop-Limit Orders](#operation/placeOrder) above for `stopPrice`/`price` constraints.Example: 0.60
outcomestring·enum·required
The outcome being traded (Yes or No)Enum values: yesno
timeInForcestring·enum
Order execution behavior: - `good-til-cancel` - Order remains active until filled or cancelled (default) - `immediate-or-cancel` - Fill immediately or cancel remaining - `fill-or-kill` - Fill entire order immediately or cancel - `maker-or-cancel` - Only add liquidity to the order book; if any part would fill immediately, the entire order is cancelled. Also known as "post-only".Enum values: good-til-cancelimmediate-or-cancelfill-or-killmaker-or-cancel
Example request body
{
  "symbol": "GEMI-FEDJAN26-DN25",
  "orderType": "limit",
  "side": "buy",
  "quantity": "100",
  "price": "0.65",
  "outcome": "yes",
  "timeInForce": "good-til-cancel"
}

Responses

Order created successfully

orderIdinteger (int64)
Example: 12345678
hashOrderIdstring
clientOrderIdstring
globalOrderIdstring
statusstring·enum
Enum values: openfilledcancelled
symbolstring
sidestring·enum
Enum values: buysell
outcomestring·enum
The outcome being traded (Yes or No)Enum values: yesno
orderTypestring·enum
Order type. `stop-limit` orders require a `stopPrice` that triggers a limit order at `price` when the market reaches the trigger.Enum values: limitstop-limit
quantitystring
Original order quantity
filledQuantitystring
Amount filled so far
remainingQuantitystring
Amount remaining to fill
pricestring
Limit price
stopPricestring
Stop trigger price (populated for `stop-limit` orders)
avgExecutionPricestring
Average price of fills
createdAtstring (date-time)
updatedAtstring (date-time)
cancelledAtstring (date-time)
contractMetadataobject
contractMetadata.contractIdstring
contractMetadata.contractNamestring
contractMetadata.contractTickerstring
contractMetadata.eventTickerstring
contractMetadata.eventNamestring
contractMetadata.categorystring
contractMetadata.contractStatusstring
contractMetadata.imageUrlstring
contractMetadata.eventImageUrlstring
Image URL for the parent event
contractMetadata.eventTypestring
Event type ("binary" or "categorical")
contractMetadata.expiryDatestring (date-time)
contractMetadata.resolvedAtstring (date-time)
contractMetadata.resolutionSidestring
Winning outcome if resolved ("yes" or "no")
contractMetadata.descriptionstring
contractMetadata.sortOrderinteger
Display sort ordering
contractMetadata.parentEventTickerstring
Parent event ticker for sub-events
contractMetadata.templatestring
Contract template type (e.g. "binary", "sports_game", "crypto_up_down")
contractMetadata.colorstring
Display color
contractMetadata.startTimestring (date-time)
Start datetime (ISO 8601)
Example Responses
{
  "orderId": 12345678901,
  "status": "open",
  "symbol": "GEMI-FEDJAN26-DN25",
  "side": "buy",
  "outcome": "yes",
  "orderType": "limit",
  "quantity": "100",
  "filledQuantity": "0",
  "remainingQuantity": "100",
  "price": "0.65",
  "avgExecutionPrice": null,
  "createdAt": "2025-12-15T10:30:00.000Z",
  "updatedAt": "2025-12-15T10:30:00.000Z",
  "cancelledAt": null,
  "contractMetadata": {
    "contractId": "contract_123",
    "contractName": "FEDJAN26-DN25",
    "contractTicker": "FEDJAN26-DN25",
    "eventTicker": "FEDJAN26",
    "eventName": "Will Fed Funds Rate drop at least 0.25% at January 2026 meeting?",
    "category": "economics",
    "contractStatus": "active",
    "imageUrl": "https://example.com/fed.png",
    "expiryDate": "2026-01-31T23:59:59.000Z",
    "resolvedAt": null,
    "description": "Resolves YES if Federal Reserve lowers the target rate by 0.25% or more at the January 2026 FOMC meeting"
  }
}
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Last modified on May 5, 2026