By PredictQ Team // Updated: August 2026
Signing up for Novig takes about ten minutes, and most of that is identity verification. Two requirements to know upfront: you must be 21 or older, and you’ll clear a standard KYC check before trading, same as any federally regulated exchange. Novig is available nationwide, so for most readers the only real question is whether you have your ID handy.
Since its 2026 relaunch as a CFTC-regulated prediction market, the signup flow is a straight real-money onboarding: verify who you are, link a funding source, deposit, trade. No practice currencies, no parallel balances, none of the extra steps that used to confuse new members. Here’s the whole thing, start to finish.
What You’ll Need
Have these ready before you start:
A phone with the Novig app installed (iOS or Android).
An email address you can check immediately.
A phone number that receives SMS.
A government-issued photo ID (driver’s license or passport).
Your Social Security Number for identity verification, standard at any regulated financial platform.
A bank account to link for deposits and withdrawals.
Confirmation you’re 21+.
Step 1: Start From a Promo Link
Click HERE to begin. Going through the link attaches the current welcome offer to your registration: Deposit $10, Get $25 in Trade Credits. Terms apply, and the New Member Deposit Program conditions at support.novig.us are worth two minutes of your time.
Step 2: Download the App
The link routes you to the App Store or Google Play. Install the Novig app and open it.
Step 3: Create Your Account
Tap Sign Up and enter your legal first and last name, date of birth, email, phone number, and home address. The address must match your ID. You’ll also provide SSN digits for KYC. That ask is standard for any platform moving real money under federal oversight; a regulated exchange that skipped it would be the red flag.
Step 4: Verify Phone and Email
Novig sends confirmation codes to both. Enter them, and turn on two-factor authentication while you’re in there. Leave it on permanently. This account will hold your money.
Step 5: Complete Identity Verification
Photograph your driver’s license or passport when prompted. Well-lit, in focus, all corners visible, no glare. Some flows add a liveness selfie; follow the prompts.
Verification clears within minutes for most people. Address mismatches are the usual holdup, so if it stalls, resubmit with the exact address printed on your document.
Step 6: Link Your Bank and Deposit
Connect a bank account through the app’s deposit flow, or use another supported payment method shown there, and fund the account. Deposit $10 or more and the $25 in Trade Credits from the welcome offer lands per the program terms. Your deposits are real dollars in a regulated account, and withdrawals later flow back through your linked bank.
Step 7: Learn the Two Order Types Before You Trade
Five minutes here saves you money later. Novig is a peer-to-peer exchange, so every trade is one of two order types.
A Take order accepts the best available price already sitting in the order book. It matches instantly. This is the market-order equivalent, and it’s how you should place your first few trades.
A Make order sets your own price. Your offer sits in the open order book until another member takes it, or until you cancel. This is where the platform rewards patience: quote a price a couple cents better than the market and let someone come to you.
Step 8: Place Your First Trade
Markets are organized by sport, and the coverage runs from the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL through college sports, UFC, tennis, golf, esports, and the major soccer leagues. Each market shows contract prices from 1 cent to $1, and the price reads directly as a probability. A 62-cent contract is a 62% market; win and each contract pays $1.
Pick a game you know, pick a side, and place a small Take order. Watch it match. That’s the core loop, and everything else on the platform (parlays, props, futures, Cash Out on straight trades) builds on it.
Step 9: Opt Into Novig Points
Before you close the app, opt into the Novig Points program in your account settings. Points accrue monthly from your normal activity: 10 points per dollar on parlay orders, 1 point per dollar on Make orders, plus daily and monthly challenges worth up to 175 points each. Points set your monthly tier, and members at Bronze (300 points) or above share a cash prize pool paid on the 1st of each month, with bigger slices at higher tiers. Points don’t convert to cash directly; the tier earns your share. There’s no reason to trade unenrolled.
Step 10: Lock It Down
Confirm two-factor is on, enable notifications for order fills and market settlements, and find the withdrawal section in your wallet so cashing out is never a mystery later.
If Something Goes Sideways
The two common snags are both fixable in minutes. Verification stalls usually trace to an address mismatch between your application and your ID; fix the address and resubmit. Location errors usually trace to a VPN or disabled location services; the geolocation check fails closed, so turn location on for the app and kill the VPN. Anything past that, in-app support is the route.
What Happens Next
You’re verified, funded, and holding $25 in Trade Credits on top of your deposit. Spend the credits learning: a few Take orders to feel the matching, a Make order to feel the book, one small parlay if you’re curious. Keep your real sizing for the sports you actually know.
Ten minutes of setup buys you a seat on a federally regulated exchange with no vig in the prices. Sign up HERE and take it.
Disclosures: PredictQ may receive compensation when readers sign up for platforms through links on this page. Information accurate as of August 2026. This content is for informational purposes only. PredictQ supports responsible trading. Restrictions & requirements apply. Not available in all states. 21+. Event contract trading involves risk & is not appropriate for all. Consider if it’s appropriate for you in light of financial circumstances. See novig.com/terms for information.