Start here
Everything a newcomer needs to use Hyperliquid safely, in the order you'll need it.
Start here
Set up an account the right way, in order.
- Hyperliquid referral code4% off fees on your first $25M. Set it before your first trade.
- How to start trading on HyperliquidSet up a Hyperliquid account, apply the 4% fee discount, deposit at least 5 USDC and place your first trade, in order, with the mistakes that cost money.
- How to create a Hyperliquid accountA Hyperliquid account is just a wallet address. How to set one up with a browser wallet or email login, which to choose, and the settings to do first.
- How to use Hyperliquid on your phoneHyperliquid Corp publishes an Android app; we found no iOS app from it. How to trade on a phone safely: the app, the browser, QR linking and wallet apps.
Fund your account
Get USDC (or BTC, ETH, SOL) onto Hyperliquid from wherever it is now, and back out.
- How to deposit USDC to HyperliquidEvery official way to fund Hyperliquid with USDC (Arbitrum, Base, Ethereum, Polygon, card), the 5 USDC minimum, fees, timing, and what's lost if wrong.
- How to bridge to Hyperliquid from EthereumMove funds from Ethereum to Hyperliquid three ways: email USDC deposit, bridge USDC to Arbitrum, or send ETH via Unit (min 0.007 ETH). Steps, costs, traps.
- How to bridge to Hyperliquid from SolanaMove funds from Solana to Hyperliquid: send SOL via Unit (min 0.12 SOL, about 1 minute) or bridge USDC to Arbitrum. Why Solana USDC fails, and Phantom tips.
- How to deposit Bitcoin to HyperliquidSend native BTC to Hyperliquid through Unit: minimum 0.0003 BTC, about 30 minutes, arrives as UBTC. Steps, costs, wrong-network risks and withdrawals.
- How to deposit to Hyperliquid from a centralized exchangeMove funds from an exchange to Hyperliquid safely: which network to pick, the 5 USDC minimum, HyperCore vs HyperEVM, and the Send-to-exchange trap.
- How to withdraw from HyperliquidWithdraw USDC from Hyperliquid to Arbitrum for a $1 fee in about 5 minutes, or BTC, ETH and SOL via Unit. Why Withdraw isn't Send, and fixes if it's late.
- How to move funds between HyperCore and HyperEVMMove HYPE, USDC and other tokens between HyperCore (trading) and the HyperEVM (apps): the buttons, gas in HYPE, chain ID 999, and fixes for common errors.
Trade
Your first perp, spot, stock and prediction-market trades.
- Your first perp trade on HyperliquidPlace a first perpetual futures trade on Hyperliquid step by step: market, margin mode, leverage, size, order type, TP/SL and closing, with fees worked out.
- How to buy HYPEBuy the HYPE token on Hyperliquid's own spot market: the right pair, fees, the $10 minimum, how to avoid lookalike tokens, and what to do with HYPE after.
- Leverage and margin on HyperliquidHow cross and isolated margin work on Hyperliquid, how liquidation price is set, and how far price can move at 2x, 5x, 10x or 20x before liquidation.
- Order types on HyperliquidEvery Hyperliquid order type in plain English: market, limit, stop, take, chase, scale, trailing stop and TWAP, plus Reduce Only, Post Only and TP/SL.
- How to trade stocks on HyperliquidTrade stock, index and commodity perps on Hyperliquid via trade.xyz (HIP-3): what you buy, hours, weekend price bands, leverage, fees and who can't.
- How to trade prediction markets on HyperliquidHow Hyperliquid's HIP-4 outcome markets work: Yes/No tokens settling to 1 or 0 USDC, what's listed, fees, resolution, risks and who can't use them.
Stake and earn
HYPE staking, liquid staking tokens and vaults: where the yield comes from.
- How to stake HYPEStake HYPE natively on HyperCore: the three balance moves, the 1-day validator lockup, the 7-day unstaking queue, reward rate and fee discounts.
- The HLP vault, explainedWhat Hyperliquid's HLP vault does, how to deposit and withdraw, the 4-day lockup, and what its recent numbers do and don't tell you.
- How to use Hyperliquid vaultsHow Hyperliquid user vaults work: the 10% leader profit share, 1-day lockup, how to judge a vault's record, and what happens when you withdraw.
Stay safe
Official links, scams and the mistakes that cost people money.
- Is Hyperliquid safe?The real risks of using Hyperliquid: self-custody, leverage and liquidation, validators and bridges, HIP-3 markets, front-end fees and phishing.
- Is Hyperliquid available in the US?Hyperliquid's terms bar US persons and Ontario residents. The exact clause, what it means for other apps, and the US-regulated routes announced so far.
- Hyperliquid scams to avoidThe scams that target Hyperliquid users: fake support, lookalike domains and apps, staking-link and multi-sig traps, fake referral offers. How to spot each.