Learn how balances work in Wick, where prediction funds are held, and how users move USDC from trading into prediction markets.
At its core, Wick is a wallet for Hyperliquid, after funding your Trade balance, users can optionally transfer USDC into their Predict balance to trade prediction markets. See Funding Your Prediction Account for a step by step guide
Your Trade Balance is your main account in Wick.
Used for spot trading, perpetuals, and HIP-3 markets
Lives on Hyperliquid Core
This is where funds arrive when you deposit via Unit or on-chain transfers
Funds are denominated in USDC
Your Predict Balance is used exclusively for prediction markets.
Used for sports predictions powered by Polymarket
Lives on Polygon
Operates as a separate balance optimized for prediction markets
When you want to place a sports prediction, Wick lets you move USDC from your Trade Balance to your Predict Balance directly inside the app.
Transfers are handled entirely by Wick
No external bridges or wallets required
Funds typically arrive in under 15 seconds
This works like a simple deposit and withdrawal flow: you move funds into prediction markets when you want to predict, and move them back when you’re done.
Trading and prediction markets have different performance and infrastructure requirements. By separating balances:
Trading remains fast and low-latency on Hyperliquid
Prediction trading remains fast and low-latency on Polygon
Users get the best execution environment for each product
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