From Pick to Position

1. 1Create your trading walletAccount menu (top right) → Automation. The panel opens as a numbered checklist; press Create trading wallet. Copy the private key it shows you and store it somewhere safe, then press “I saved it — enroll”. The wallet is not active until you do, and it stays on screen (even across refreshes) until you enroll or discard it. Lost the backup later? Recover signer key under Wallet → Advanced asks for your Optiqal password and reveals it for two minutes.
2. 2Add funds — USDC on PolygonStep 2 shows a deposit address with a copy button. Send USDC on the Polygon network; any Polygon USDC flavor works, and the bot converts it itself. If the step lists “Gas · Nothing to send”, USDC is all you send; if it lists a POL line instead, add about 1 POL for one-time approvals. Balances appear live as they arrive.
3. 3Set your amount per pick, then turn it onStep 3 is the fixed dollar amount the bot spends on each pick — it saves as you type. Turn on auto-trade stays disabled until all three steps are done. The confirm step restates the worst-case daily spend and the exact execution wallet where positions appear; tick the box to accept it. After that the bot preps the wallet on its own (conversion and trading approvals, usually 2–5 minutes) and trades the next qualifying pick. Pause any time with one click.

The one rule: Polygon network only. Funds sent on Ethereum, Solana, Base, or any other network will not arrive. If your money is on an exchange or another chain, withdraw it choosing Polygon — the network picker is next to the address field.

Automation trades on two exchanges, and where you are decides which one the console sets up. Outside the United States it places orders on Polymarket through a dedicated trading wallet. In the United States, Polymarket itself refuses orders — so US members trade on Polymarket US, the CFTC-regulated exchange, using their own Polymarket US account and an API key (details below).

The console checks your connection for you and shows the right setup on its own — nothing needs to be requested. A region neither exchange serves shows a short notice instead of steps it knows you cannot finish.

Polymarket US is a separate, regulated exchange with its own accounts. The bot trades your Polymarket US account with an API key you create — your money is deposited at Polymarket, held at Polymarket, and withdrawn at Polymarket. Optiqal stores only the key, encrypted, and uses it for one thing: placing your orders.

1. 1Open a Polymarket US accountSign up in the Polymarket US app or at polymarket.us and pass their identity check. Deposit the amount you want the bot to work with there. Some states restrict sports markets — Polymarket applies those rules at sign-up.
2. 2Create an API key and connect itAt polymarket.us/developer, create an API key. Copy the Key ID and Secret Key — the secret is shown only once. Paste both under Account → Connections → Polymarket US (or into the Polymarket US step of your Automation console); we verify the key against the venue before saving it.
3. 3Set your amount per pick, then turn it onSame limits as everywhere else: unit size, daily cap, price band, open-position ceiling. The bot then trades qualifying picks that are listed on Polymarket US.

You can also buy a pick yourself, without the bot. Once your key is connected, every Buy button on a pick card opens a Polymarket US ticket. Type a dollar amount, read the contracts, the venue fee and your worst price, and confirm. The order is placed with your key at that moment, fill-or-kill, and never rests on the book. Nothing is placed on a schedule unless you turn the bot on.

Two honest differences on this exchange. First, not every pick is listed there — only picks with an exact Polymarket US market can trade, so US accounts see fewer orders than the pick feed shows. Second, Polymarket US charges a small taker fee per order (largest near 50¢, shrinking toward the extremes); the bot accounts for it when sizing, and your fills reflect it.

• Place an order without a price bound — every order is fill-or-kill at your limit.
• Chase a miss. If the book moves away from your price, the answer is a logged skip, not a worse fill.
• Trade the same pick twice, under any circumstances.
• Exceed your daily cap or open-position limit — ambiguous orders count as spent until proven otherwise.
• Size up, double down, or deviate from your flat unit.
• Trade a pick that was pulled before the holding period ended.

The international exchange does not accept orders from every region. Check this before you fund anything: the Automation console warns you on the spot if your current location cannot arm that rail, and arming it is refused from a blocked region. US members are routed to Polymarket US instead (above), where eligibility is handled by the venue's own account rules.

On the international rail, your location is re-verified when you arm and again every 30 days (the console shows the days remaining and a one-click renewal). If a check lapses or places you somewhere blocked, the bot stops opening new positions and says so — your wallet, balance, and settings stay exactly as they were.