Copy trading
Pick a Polymarket wallet whose public track record you have checked. The runner mirrors its entries automatically, sized to your own limits: sports, politics, crypto, whatever that wallet trades.
Polymarket trading bot
The Polymarket trading bot that runs while you sleep.
Ghost Trader automates Polymarket trading around the clock. Copy-trade wallets you trust or run a crypto latency strategy, with a hosted dashboard, Telegram alerts and hard risk limits. Our licensed runner trades from your own wallet, so your keys and funds never leave your control.
- $70 for 7-day trial, then $199/mo
- Self-custody · card or crypto
- Paper mode included
Not available to US residents or where Polymarket restricts trading.
Illustration of the latency signal, not live market data.
Runs 24/7Copy tradingCrypto latencyPaper modeKill switchTelegram alerts
How it works
How the Polymarket bot works, in four steps.
- 01
Create an account and sign in
Create your account, start the 7-day trial, and sign in to the hosted dashboard. Your account holds your license key, your settings and your Telegram alerts.
- 02
Start the runner
Run the Ghost runner, a licensed container you start on your own computer or VPS. It signs orders with your own Polygon wallet, so your keys never leave your machine.
- 03
Pick a strategy and your limits
Choose copy trading or the crypto latency strategy, then set trade size, the open-position cap and your loss limits. Begin in paper mode.
- 04
Watch it work
Follow signals, trades, open positions and kill-switch status in the dashboard, and get Telegram alerts on your phone. Switch to live trading only when you are ready.
Hosted by usDashboard + alerts
Signals, history, settings and your license, behind your login.
Runs on your machineLicensed runner
Signs orders locally with your wallet and checks the license, never sending your key.
Your private key stays here
On-chainPolymarket
Orders go straight to the Polymarket order book from your own wallet.
Backtest · simulated, not live
3,715 simulated trades on recorded market data.
We replayed the crypto latency engine on recorded Binance prices and Polymarket crypto Up/Down markets from July 8 to October 7, 2026: $1 per trade, taker fees and execution delay modeled. Below is everything it did, including the tests designed to break it.
+$1,070.60Net simulated P&Lafter $128.45 in fees · from $200
65.3%Trades wonvs 50.6% implied by entry prices
3,715Trades89 trading days · 5 assets
74/89Profitable daysworst drawdown −$12.45
Backtest
$1,270.60
Equity of a $200 paper account trading $1 per signal. The worst peak-to-trough dip was −$12.45. Hover to inspect.
What this backtest can’t tell you
- Simulated on recorded Binance and Polymarket data. No real orders were placed and no real money was at risk.
- Polymarket Data-API timestamps lag matching by about 2–3 seconds; the headline assumes 0.3 s execution latency, so live fills can be worse.
- Quotes are rebuilt from the last traded price ±0.5¢, not the full order book, so real fills and available size can differ.
- Fixed $1 trades. Larger orders move thin books, and many bots compete for the same moves.
- Taker fees modeled as shares × 0.07 × p × (1 − p). Polymarket changes fees and taker delays from time to time.
- Past and simulated results do not predict future results. You can lose all the money you trade.
How it was tested
- Window
- Jul 8 – Oct 7, 2026 · 89 trading days
- Markets
- BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP, BNB Up/Down · 5 and 15 min
- Signal
- Binance 1-second spot momentum vs Polymarket price
- Execution
- Fill-and-kill at the price after the modeled delay, +0.5¢, capped at quote +2¢
- Costs
- Polymarket taker fee on every fill
- Not tested
- Copy trading (no target wallet in this run)
New to these markets? Read how crypto Up/Down markets work.
Two engines
Copy trading and crypto up/down strategies.
Crypto latency
Tracks exchange prices for selected assets (BTC, ETH, SOL, XRP and BNB by default) against Polymarket’s short-term up/down markets. It only trades large, confirmed moves that clear your edge and confidence thresholds, and when several signals point the same way it takes just one position.
Features
Everything you need to run it seriously.
Hosted web dashboard
Sign in from any browser to see signals, open positions with time remaining, recent trades, P&L, drawdown, kill-switch status and live market odds. You have nothing to host yourself.
Telegram alerts
Get a ping when a signal fires, a trade is placed or fails, a market resolves, a drawdown threshold is hit or the kill switch trips.
Licensed runner
A ready-to-run container. There is nothing to compile and nothing to code. It checks your subscription and keeps trading only while it’s active.
Self-custody
The runner signs with your wallet on your machine. We never hold your keys or your funds, and they never pass through our servers.
Paper mode included
Run the full pipeline with simulated fills before risking a dollar. Live trading stays off until you turn it on explicitly.
Risk controls
Set min and max trade size and a cap on open positions. Sizing uses fractional Kelly. A daily-loss kill switch halts trading for the day, and drawdown alerts warn you before it trips.
Automatic settlement tracking
The runner watches for markets to resolve and settles each trade in your dashboard and P&L. You redeem winning live positions on polymarket.com.
Runs 24/7
Prediction markets never close. Keep the runner on a small VPS and it watches, sizes and places orders while you sleep, retrying failed orders.
Flat price
We don’t take a cut of your trades.
Many Polymarket bots take 0.5–1% of every trade. That is cheap at first and expensive once a bot trades all day. $199 a month stays $199 however much you trade.
Break-even: $19,900 a month of volume against a 1% fee, $39,800 against 0.5%. Polymarket’s own trading fees apply either way. Vendor fees from our sourced tools roundup and the fees guide.
- Per-trade bot · 1%$500/mo
- Per-trade bot · 0.5%$250/mo
- Ghost Trader · flat$199/mo
At $50,000 a month, flat pricing saves $51 against a 0.5% bot and $301 against a 1% bot.
Who it’s for
Built for traders who want control.
A good fit if
- You already trade on Polymarket and want it automated instead of refreshing tabs.
- You follow sharp wallets and want their entries mirrored without the delay.
- You can start a container on a computer or VPS, or are happy to follow a step-by-step guide.
- You want to keep custody of your funds rather than deposit them with a bot service.
Not for you if
- You want guaranteed returns. There are none.
- You can’t afford to lose the money you would trade with.
- You live in the US or anywhere else Polymarket blocks or restricts trading.
- You want the source code. The runner is licensed, not sold.
Pricing
Polymarket bot pricing: trial first, then one plan.
$70 for 7 days · then $199/mo · cancel anytime
- 7-day trial for $70, then $199/month — cancel anytime
- Pay by card (Stripe) or crypto
- Hosted web dashboard with signals and trade history
- Telegram alerts for signals, trades and risk events
- Licensed runner container for copy trading and crypto latency
- Paper mode, kill switch and full risk settings
- Referral program: earn 30% of revenue from customers you refer
- Self-custody: your wallet, your keys, your funds
Create account
Create an account, then pay by card (Stripe) or crypto. Cancel anytime.
Earn 30% of subscription revenue from every customer you refer. Your link is in Account settings after signup. Read the referral program guide.
Hosted service and licensed runner. Source code isn’t included. If your subscription lapses, the dashboard locks and the runner stops trading.
Not available to US residents or in other jurisdictions where Polymarket restricts trading. Not financial advice. See the risk disclosure.
FAQ
Polymarket bot FAQ.
What does the subscription include?
You start with a 7-day trial for $70. After that it is $199 a month for the hosted dashboard, Telegram alerts, and a license for the Ghost runner, which you run with your own wallet. Paper mode and every risk control come with it, and so do runner updates for as long as you’re subscribed.
Do I get the source code?
No. Ghost is a hosted service plus a licensed runner distributed as a container. You never need to edit code. Everything is configured from the dashboard and a settings file.
Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. You can cancel whenever you like, and your access runs to the end of the period you’ve paid for. After that the dashboard is locked and the runner stops placing trades.
What happens if my subscription lapses?
The runner checks your license regularly and stops trading if it’s no longer active, and the dashboard goes behind the paywall. Any positions you already hold stay in your own wallet, and you can manage them directly on Polymarket. Renew and you pick up where you left off.
Do you ever hold my funds or keys?
No. The runner lives on your machine and signs orders locally with your wallet, and your private key stays in a file on that machine. The license check uses your license key, never your private key. Use a dedicated trading wallet that only holds what you plan to trade.
What do I need to run it?
You need a computer or small VPS that can run a container (a VPS lets it run 24/7), a Polygon wallet funded with Polymarket’s USDC-backed collateral (pUSD) and a little POL for gas, and a Telegram account if you want alerts. The setup guide walks you through all of it.
Can I try it without risking money?
Yes. Paper mode runs the full pipeline with simulated fills, so you can watch how it behaves before you go live. The product also starts with a 7-day trial. When you do switch to live trading, start with small, fixed trade sizes.
Is there a referral program?
Yes. After you create an account, open Account settings to copy your personal referral link. You earn 30% of the subscription revenue from every customer who signs up with your link, for as long as they stay subscribed. Details are in the referral program post on the blog.
Will it make money?
We can’t promise that, and nobody honestly can. Prediction markets are risky and you can lose everything you trade. A wallet’s or strategy’s past results don’t predict its future ones.
Can I use Ghost Trader in the US?
No. The runner trades Polymarket’s international order book, which is close-only for US users, so Ghost Trader isn’t available to US residents.
Can I use it from my country?
Polymarket blocks or restricts trading in a number of countries, and Ghost Trader isn’t available in any of them. You’re responsible for checking that you may legally use Polymarket where you live. Don’t subscribe or use Ghost Trader to get around those restrictions, for example with a VPN or an offshore server.
How do I pay?
You can pay by card through Stripe or with crypto (stablecoins / Bitcoin via an open-source self-hosted gateway such as BTCPay Server or Bitcart). Create an account first, then choose card or crypto on the paywall. The trial is $70 for 7 days, then $199/month.
From the blog
Learn how Polymarket automation works.
Ghost Trader Referral Program: Earn 30% of Revenue from Customers You Bring In
How the Ghost Trader referral program works: create an account, copy your link from Account settings, and earn 30% of subscription revenue from every customer who signs up with your code.
Best Polymarket Tools and Bots in 2026: An Honest, Sourced Roundup
A fair October 2026 roundup of Polymarket copy-trading bots, terminals, Telegram bots, self-custody runners, analytics and developer tools, with pricing, custody model and per-trade fees from each vendor's own pages.
How Polymarket Markets Resolve: UMA Proposals, Disputes, Chainlink Up/Down Markets and Redemption
A clear guide to Polymarket resolution in 2026: market rules, the UMA optimistic oracle, the 2-hour challenge window, disputes and DVM votes, 50/50 outcomes, clarifications, Chainlink-resolved up/down markets, and what bots should automate.
Risk disclosure
Not financial advice. Ghost Trader is software and a data service. Nothing on this site is investment, financial, legal or tax advice, and no one here is acting as your advisor or broker.
Prediction markets are risky. Automated trading can lose money quickly, including all of the funds you trade with. Bugs, network or API outages, slippage, fees, illiquid markets and unexpected resolutions can all cause losses. Only trade money you can afford to lose.
Past performance is no guarantee. Backtests and any wallet’s or strategy’s past results do not predict future results. No return or profit is promised or implied.
Geographic restrictions apply. Polymarket restricts access in some jurisdictions. You are solely responsible for confirming that using Polymarket and this service is legal where you live, and for complying with all applicable laws and taxes. Don’t use it to get around those restrictions.
You control the keys. The runner uses your wallet’s private key on your own machine. Keeping that machine and key secure is your responsibility. Use a dedicated wallet holding only what you plan to trade.
Ghost Trader is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Polymarket.