Guides

Everything a first-time user needs, in plain words and in the order it helps. Each one takes a few minutes. New to all of it? Start at the top.

1 · 4 min
Crypto basics: wallets, USDC and networks
The three things you need before anything else: a wallet, some USDC, and an idea of which network it sits on.
2 · 3 min
What Hyperliquid is
The exchange underneath Orbafin: an on-chain order book for futures where you keep your own keys.
3 · 4 min
Perpetual futures, long and short
What you are actually trading on Hyperliquid, and what long and short mean in money terms.
4 · 5 min
Leverage and liquidation
What leverage multiplies, where the liquidation price comes from, and why cross and isolated margin matter.
5 · 3 min
Funding payments
The small hourly payment between longs and shorts, and what it means for a copy that stays open for days.
6 · 6 min
Copy trading: how it works and where it can go wrong
How a copy sizes and places trades, what it does not copy, and the honest list of risks.
7 · 4 min
The safety stop, take profit and liquidation guard
The three protections on every copy, how to set them, and what happens when one fires.
8 · 5 min
Deposit USDC into Hyperliquid
From an exchange to your Hyperliquid account in five steps, with the two rules that keep the money safe.