> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.monofin.xyz/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart

> Go from sign-up to your first trade on Monofin in about five minutes.

Zero to first trade in about five minutes. Here's the path.

## 1. Create your account

Open the Monofin web app — or the iOS or Android app — and sign up with **email, Apple, or Google**. Your embedded wallet is created in the background. No seed phrase. No browser extension. Under a minute.

> [!NOTE]
>
> During sign-up you confirm your jurisdiction. Monofin only shows you markets available where you live — some categories, like sports event markets, are restricted in certain regions. See [Availability](/account/availability.md).

## 2. Fund your account

Tap **Deposit**:

* **Send USDC** from any supported chain — lands in minutes.
* **Buy with a card or bank transfer** through the in-app on-ramp.

One balance powers everything: event markets, perps, and real-world assets all draw from the same USDC. Methods and limits: [Funding your account](/about-monofin/funding-your-account.md).

## 3. Pick a market

The home board has four tabs: **Perps**, **RWA**, **Events**, **Watchlist**. Every card shows one number, one move, one reason — the price (or probability), the 24-hour change, and what resolves it.

No view of your own yet? Open the **Leaderboard**, find a trader whose track record you respect, and look at their open positions.

## 4. Place your trade

Every trade is three choices:

**1. Choose your side**

Event markets: **YES** or **NO**. Perps: **long** or **short**.

**2. Set your size**

How much USDC backs the trade. Start small while you learn the platform.

**3. Set your multiplier (perps only)**

Leverage up to the market's maximum. It magnifies losses as well as gains — the ticket shows your estimated liquidation price before you confirm.

Review the ticket — side, size, fees, and risk in plain English — then confirm. Attach a **take profit** and **stop loss** if you want the exit automated from the start.

## 5. Make it yours

* **Claim your username.** Your handle is your identity on the leaderboard, in the feed, and in chat.
* **Star markets** to build your watchlist and get price alerts.
* **Share your referral code** from the referral center — friends get 10% off eligible fees, you earn 25% of their trading fees for life. See [Referrals](/social/referrals.md).

> **[How trading works](/trading/how-trading-works.md)**
>
> Order types, leverage, funding, and liquidations explained.

> **[What is Monofin Earn?](/earn/what-is-monofin-earn.md)**
>
> Put idle USDC to work in curated yield vaults.


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