Your first backed call
Nothing to a real position on a real market takes about five minutes, and most of that is reading.
What you need
An email address. You must be 18 or over. A wallet app in your browser, Phantom or MetaMask, with a few dollars of USDC or another dollar coin on any chain the deposit screen lists. If you already have a balance on Polymarket, that works too. And you need to be somewhere Polymarket allows new positions; see where Backd works.
The steps
- Join.
Your email, with a code we send you. Pick a handle. It's how people find you and back your calls.
- Link your wallet.
Open Wallet, choose Phantom or MetaMask, and approve up to five signatures. None carries a network fee. Your Polymarket wallet is created if you don't have one. You never do this again. See wallet and security.
- Deposit.
Tap Deposit. Pick the chain your money is on from the logo grid, then the coin, then type the amount. Confirm in your wallet. It usually lands in 15 to 60 seconds. Already on Polymarket? That balance is this balance. See deposit.
- Find a market.
Explore by category or league, check what's live, or open anything from your friends' feed. Every market has its own chart.
- Pick a side, set a stake, confirm.
Tap Yes or No, or a team. You see the chance, what your stake wins and the fee. Add a thesis if you like. Confirm in your wallet and the order goes to Polymarket at the live price.
- Post the slip.
Every call gets a slip image. Post it on X, save it as a PNG, or copy the link.
What happens next
Your call shows on your profile, in your friends' feeds and on the market page, with the price you got and today's price next to it. If the price moves your way you can cash out early. Or hold. When the market settles your record updates within 15 minutes, and you claim your winnings on the Wallet page with one signature (or Backd claims them for you once one-tap orders are on).