Abstract: The novel polymers are prepared from a charge containing the following ingredients:(a) vinyl chloride;(b) from 50 ppm to 1% by weight of the total charge of at least one branching agent selected from the group of vinylic and allylic esters and amides and having at least two polymerizable double bonds in the molecule, in which branching agent the vinylic and allylic groups are linked directly the ester oxygen or amide atom, nitrogen respectively, as the case may be;(c) from 500 ppm to 5% by weight of the total charge of at least one chain transfer agent selected from the group consisting of unsubstituted and substituted aliphatic aldehydes, C.sub.1 and C.sub.2 halogenated hydrocarbons containing 3 or 4 atoms of chlorine or bromine in the molecule, sulfides and mercaptans;(d) at least one radical producing initiator.This charge is subjected to polymerization and the resultant vinyl chloride polymer is recovered from the reaction.