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# Welcome to polyquant

**polyquant** is a Telegram trading bot that lets you trade on **Polymarket** directly from Telegram.

No browser tabs.\
No manual wallet setup.\
No switching between interfaces.

You deposit funds once, and place trades, manage positions, and track PnL — all inside Telegram

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### What you can do with polyquant

With polyquant, you can:

* **Create or import a wallet** directly in the bot
* **Deposit and manage your balance**
* **Place market and limit orders**
* **Cancel open orders**
* **Sell positions** (market or limit)
* **Claim finished markets**
* **Explore markets** with a fast, cached market explorer
* **Track your portfolio and PnL**
* **Enable copytrade** to follow other traders

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### How polyquant works

polyquant acts as a lightweight trading terminal on top of Polymarket.

1. You connect a wallet (or let the bot create one for you)
2. You deposit USDC.e to your wallet
3. You browse markets inside Telegram
4. You place trades using market or limit orders
5. You manage positions, sells, and claims without leaving the chat

Everything happens in a single Telegram interface.

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### Wallets and funds

When you start using polyquant, you can:

* **Create a new wallet** (generated by the bot)
* **Import an existing wallet** using a private key

Your wallet holds **USDC.e**, which is used to trade on Polymarket.

You always stay in control of:

* your balance
* your open positions
* your trade history

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### What polyquant is not

To avoid confusion:

* polyquant is **not a betting strategy**
* polyquant does **not provide predictions or signals**
* polyquant does **not automate trades by default**

polyquant is a **trading interface and execution tool**.

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### Who polyquant is for

polyquant is built for:

* Traders who want **faster execution** on Polymarket
* Users who prefer **Telegram over web interfaces**
* Power users who actively manage positions and orders
* Teams and individuals looking for a clean Polymarket terminal

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### Next steps

* Go to **Quick Start** to place your first trade in minutes
* Learn how **wallets and balances** work
* Explore **markets and order types**
* Set up **copytrade** if you want to follow other traders

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