Hyperbeat Trade lets you trade perpetual futures and spot markets on Hyperliquid, directly from your self-custodial Hyperbeat account. There are no gas fees, no wallet popups on every order, and one balance that works across everything. This guide walks you through your first session, step by step.
What you need
- A Hyperbeat account. If you do not have one yet, the Trade page will prompt you to create a Liquid Account when you press Get Started.
- Some funds to trade with. USDC is the main collateral, and you can deposit from almost anywhere. More on that below.
- A desktop browser. The trading interface is optimized for desktop screens.
Step 1: Open the Trade page and sign in
Head to the Trade page in the Hyperbeat app. If you are not signed in, you will see a prompt to sign in or create a Liquid Account. Your Liquid Account is a self-custodial smart account: you control it, and it is the same account that powers the rest of Hyperbeat.
Step 2: Complete the one-time trading setup
The first time you trade, you will see an Enable Trading dialog with two quick steps: activating your trading module and approving trading.
Behind the scenes, this sets up a dedicated agent that signs your orders for you. Two things are worth knowing:
- It is secure by design. The agent can only place and cancel orders. It cannot withdraw your funds.
- It is a one-time setup. After this, your trades are instant, with no signing prompts and no gas fees.
This is what makes trading on Hyperbeat feel like a professional exchange rather than a typical onchain app. You click, the order goes in, done.
Step 3: Add funds
Press Add Funds on the account card. You can deposit USDC and other assets from many sources:
- A deposit address you can send USDC to from any wallet or exchange
- Your Hyperbeat spending account or USD balance
- A wallet on HyperEVM, or another network via a cross-chain deposit
- Native chains like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana for supported assets
Most routes are free and instant, and none of them ask you to hold a gas token or sign a gas-paying transaction. Deposits from a native chain or another network carry only that network's own fee. For the full picture, including withdrawals to other chains, read our guide to funding your trading account.
Step 4: Understand your unified account
Hyperbeat Trade uses a unified account: one balance shared across spot and perps. You do not need to move money between separate spot and futures wallets like on many exchanges. Your USDC and your spot holdings all count toward your total equity, and free collateral is automatically available for perp positions.
If your account predates unified balances, you may see a one-time "One balance for everything" prompt inviting you to upgrade. It is a single tap that keeps your open positions and orders intact and moves no funds; accepting it switches you to the shared spot-and-perps balance described here.
The account card shows your Total Equity along with your unrealized profit and loss and a few health metrics we cover in the leverage and margin guide.
Step 5: Pick a market
Click the market name at the top of the chart, or press Ctrl+K (Cmd+K on Mac), to open the market selector. You can:
- Search by name or symbol
- Browse tabs for Favorites, All, Perps, and Spot
- Filter by category: Crypto, Stocks, ETF, Commodities, FX, and Indices
- Sort by price, 24 hour change, funding, volume, or open interest
Star the markets you care about and they appear in your favorites bar above the chart for one-click switching.
Step 6: Place your first order
The order form sits at the top right of the screen. For a first trade, keep it simple:
- Choose Market as the order type. It fills immediately at the best available price.
- Pick a side: Buy / Long if you think the price will rise, Sell / Short if you think it will fall.
- Enter a small size. Type an amount, drag the percentage slider, or tap a quick-size button: fixed dollar amounts ($10, $50, $100, $500) or Max when buying, and 25%, 50%, 75%, or Max when selling. Your Available to Trade is shown just above the size input.
- Check the details rows below: Liquidation Price, Order Value, Margin Required, estimated and maximum slippage, and fees.
- Press Place Order and confirm.
Before you size up, we strongly recommend reading about leverage. The default is modest, but you can change it with the leverage button above the order form, and higher leverage means liquidation sits closer to your entry price.
Step 7: Track and manage your position
Once filled, your position appears in the Positions tab at the bottom of the page, and your entry and liquidation prices are drawn directly on the chart. From the Positions tab you can:
- Watch your live profit and loss
- Set a take profit or stop loss
- Close part or all of the position with a market or limit order
Our position management guide covers all of this in detail.
A note on risk
Perps are leveraged products and losses can be fast. Start with small sizes and low leverage while you learn the interface. Every serious trader loses trades; the goal early on is to keep those losses small while you build good habits.
Keep learning
Nothing in this article is financial advice. Trading involves significant risk of loss.
