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Will 9 Fed rate cuts happen in 2026?
24h Vol
$43.8K
Liquidity
$194.6K
Spread
0%
12/31/2026
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Track live probability, outcome prices, volume, liquidity, and resolution details for Will BNY fail by end of 2026?. The market currently shows a live probability of 4%, $43.2 in 24h volume, and $976.2 in liquidity.
Probability
4%
24h Volume
$43.2
Liquidity
$976.2
This market asks whether BNY, commonly referring to Bank of New York Mellon, will be deemed to have failed before the end of 2026. Because the question is tied to a major regulated bank, the key issue is not normal business stress but whether a regulator, court, or resolution authority takes formal action that fits the market’s failure definition.
The event window runs from market creation through December 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET. A “Yes” result requires one of the listed failure conditions to occur for BNY under its applicable legal or regulatory framework, such as a formal insolvency or non-viability determination, a revoked banking authorization, a court-ordered liquidation or statutory resolution, or an official intervention that wipes out or subordinates equity and hands control to the state or resolution authority. The description also includes public default on certain obligations as a possible trigger, but the final clause is cut off in the provided text, so readers should verify the complete rule set on the market page before relying on the exact wording.
BNY is a large, long-established bank, so the market is really about tail risk: could an institution of this size ever cross the line from stress into formal failure by the end of 2026? People may care because bank failure is a rare but high-impact event, especially for a firm connected to custody, payments, and market plumbing. The disagreement the market prices is between those who see the bank as very unlikely to reach a resolution event and those who think regulatory or market stress could still create an outside-path failure.
Price would move most on concrete, official developments: earnings releases, regulatory enforcement actions, capital or liquidity disclosures, credit-rating pressure, or any filing suggesting distress. The biggest swing factors would be an actual regulator statement about insolvency or non-viability, a resolution announcement, a forced transfer of assets or liabilities, or any court or government action affecting BNY’s operating status. Because the market is narrowly defined, rumors matter less than formal documents, notices, or binding actions that match the resolution criteria.
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24h Vol
$43.8K
Liquidity
$194.6K
Spread
0%
12/31/2026
View marketThe current market price implies roughly a 4% chance for the leading outcome, based on live Polymarket pricing. That number is not a prediction from PredictionNinja and it is not a guarantee; it is the current crowd-priced view of the market and can change quickly when new information appears.
The source of truth here is the market’s own definition plus the relevant regulator or resolution authority that would oversee BNY’s status. Readers should check whether the bank is BNY Mellon, confirm the complete failure clause that is truncated in the description, and watch for official notices involving charter status, liquidation, bridge-bank actions, or statutory resolution. The deadline is December 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET, so any qualifying event has to occur and be formally recognized within that window to resolve the market to Yes.
Track live probability, outcome prices, volume, liquidity, and resolution details for Will BNY fail by end of 2026?. The market currently shows a live probability of 4%, $43.2 in 24h volume, and $976.2 in liquidity.
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No
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This market is currently listed with an end date of Dec 31, 2026. Market timelines can change if the underlying event is postponed, rescheduled, or resolved early.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if the listed bank fails between market creation and December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No.” For the purposes of this market, the listed bank will be considered to have “failed” if any of the following occurs under the bank’s applicable legal or regulatory framework, within the listed date range: - The listed bank’s primary banking regulator formally declares the institution insolvent or non-viable, or withdraws or revokes the bank’s license or authorization, and such determination initiates or directly results in resolution, liquidation, wind-down, or transfer actions. - The listed bank enters a court-ordered liquidation, statutory resolution regime, or regulator-mandated wind-down, including the use of resolution tools such as bail-ins, forced asset transfers, or the establishment of a bridge bank. - A government or resolution authority intervenes in a manner that wipes out or subordinates existing equity of the listed bank and transfers effective control of the bank to the state or a designated resolution authority, with continued operations dependent on official intervention. - The listed bank publicly defaults on a payment obligation, including derivatives margin, repo, or physical commodity delivery, and such default is formally acknowledged by the bank’s primary regulator or resolution authority and directly results in the initiation of resolution, liquidation, license withdrawal, or regulator-mandated transfer of the bank. - The listed bank is subject to a compulsory merger, acquisition, or transfer of all or substantially all of its assets and liabilities ordered or directed by its primary banking regulator or resolution authority due to the bank’s financial condition or to prevent failure, regardless of whether a formal insolvency declaration or immediate equity wipeout is publicly announced at the time of transfer. If there is a potential failure of the listed bank within this market’s date range and a qualifying regulatory or court action has occurred but has not yet been fully published by the relevant authority, this market may remain open until April 30, 2027, 11:59 PM ET to allow for confirmation. If no qualifying failure is confirmed by that date, this market will resolve to “No.” The primary resolution source for this market will be official statements, filings, or actions by the listed bank’s primary banking regulator or resolution authority; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Probability signal
The current price implies a lower-probability outcome, which can make the market more sensitive to surprise news.
Liquidity context
Liquidity is present but not especially deep, so spreads and order-book movement still matter.
Spread
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Recent movement
No 24h movement is available yet.
The current displayed probability is 4%, based on the latest normalized Polymarket data available to PredictionNinja.
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