Platforms
Per-platform guides covering how each supported predictive market works — order types, fees, settlement, and quirks.
Getting started with Kalshi
7 min readOrientation for new Kalshi users — CFTC context, account creation, ID verification, funding rails, and 2FA setup.
Getting started with Polymarket
7 min readOrientation for new Polymarket users — eligibility, wallet/collateral flow, security basics, and how to connect EdgeLedger.
Kalshi settlement, payouts, and contract rules
8 min readHow Kalshi contracts settle to $1 or $0, when settlement happens, where to find the official rules per market, and how disputes are handled.
Reading a Polymarket market page
8 min readHow to read market metadata: question, end date, resolution source, dispute window, and the UMA oracle — and what can cause a market to resolve unexpectedly.
Placing your first contract trade on Kalshi
8 min readBrowse event contracts, read Yes/No pricing in cents, compare limit vs market orders, model order size, and confirm.
Placing your first trade on Polymarket
9 min readFind a market, read the book or AMM, understand Yes/No pricing and slippage, and see how cancellations and partial fills work.
Kalshi fees, withdrawals, and tax documents
6 min readKalshi trading fees, funding and withdrawal rails, and where to find tax documents and trade-history exports.
Polymarket fees, gas, and withdrawals
7 min readWhat costs can show up on Polymarket — fees, spreads, network or bridge costs, withdrawals, and trade-history columns useful at tax time.
Polymarket
4 min readHow Polymarket works — order types, fees, settlement, and platform mechanics to understand before using the venue.