What is a sub account on Pots Market?

A sub account is an isolated trading wallet under your main account. It enables signature-free trading (no wallet popup per order), API access for bots and automated strategies, and capital separation so a losing strategy cannot affect your main account balance. Sub account positions are standard ERC1155 tokens on Polygon — verifiable on any block explorer.

What is the difference between Standard and Advanced sub accounts?

Standard: free, managed by Pots Market cloud, maximum $500 deposit, no private key export. Best for testing strategies, small trades, or trying API integration. Advanced: $3/month, managed by KWS (Key Management Service), unlimited deposit, higher security. Best for serious trading and larger capital. Both are signature-free; the difference is key management and deposit limit.

How does signature-free trading work with sub accounts?

Sub accounts use delegated key signing. Instead of your wallet signing each order, a managed key service (Pots Market cloud for Standard, KWS for Advanced) signs on your behalf. Your main EOA wallet remains fully self-custodied and untouched. Delegated signing enables instant order execution with no wallet popup — critical for 5-minute and 15-minute crypto markets.

What are sub accounts required for?

Sub accounts are required for: AI Agent trading (autonomous execution), Copy Trading (auto-follow strategies), Strategy Market subscriptions (deployed strategies run in sub accounts), and API trading (connecting bots). For basic manual trading, your main account is sufficient.

Sub Accounts

Isolated trading wallets under your main account. No wallet popup per trade — orders execute instantly via delegated signing. Capital in a sub account is separated from your main balance. Required for bots, copy trading, and strategy subscriptions.

Key Takeaways

Sub accounts are isolated wallets — a failing strategy cannot affect your main account
Signature-free trading: orders execute instantly without wallet popup per trade
Standard (free, $500 max) vs Advanced ($3/mo, unlimited) — both signature-free
Required for AI agents, copy trading, strategy subscriptions, and API trading

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Account Types

Standard vs Advanced

Both types are signature-free. The difference is key management provider and deposit limit.

Standard Free

Key management Pots Market cloud

Max deposit $500

Execution speed Signature-free, fast

Private key export Not allowed

Testing strategies, small trades, trying API

Advanced $3/month

Key management KWS (Key Management Service)

Max deposit Unlimited

Execution speed Signature-free, fast

Private key export Not allowed

Serious trading, larger capital, higher security

Why Sub Accounts

What Sub Accounts Unlock

Sub accounts are the foundation layer for every advanced feature on Pots Market.

High-frequency trading

5-min and 15-min crypto markets require instant order execution. A 3-second MetaMask popup is the difference between fill and miss.

Capital isolation

Each sub account is a separate pool. A failing AI agent loses its sub account balance — not your main account.

API trading

Connect bots and automated strategies via API credentials scoped to a specific sub account. Main wallet never exposed.

Copy trading

Auto-follow strategies execute in an isolated sub account. Set a maximum position size and let the strategy run.

Strategy subscriptions

Strategy Market deployments run in a sub account you fund. You see every trade and can pause or exit at any time.

Institutional use

Assign sub accounts to different traders, strategies, or desks. Volume rolls up to the main account for tier progression.

Setup

Create a Sub Account

Five steps from your Profile page. Sub account is ready to use immediately after creation.

01 Go to your Profile page

02 In Wallet Overview, click + Create Sub-Accounts

03 Enter a name (e.g., "Strategy A", "Trading Bot")

04 Select type: Standard or Advanced

05 Click Confirm — sub account appears instantly

Transferring Funds

Click Transfer on any sub account card. Toggle direction: Main → Sub or Sub → Main. Enter amount and confirm. Transfers are instant, free, and require no gas.

FAQ

Sub Account Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

01 What is a sub account?

Isolated trading wallet under main account. Signature-free orders, API access, capital separation. Positions are standard ERC1155 tokens on Polygon.

02 Standard vs Advanced?

Standard: free, cloud-managed, $500 max. Advanced: $3/mo, KWS-managed, unlimited deposit. Both signature-free. Difference: key management + deposit cap.

03 How does signature-free work?

Delegated key signs orders instead of your wallet. Main EOA stays untouched. Instant execution — no MetaMask popup. Critical for 5-min/15-min markets.

04 What requires a sub account?

AI Agent trading, Copy Trading, Strategy Market subscriptions, API trading. Main account sufficient for manual trading.