How do I place an order?

Trade › the order ticket

Pick a market, choose Long or Short on perps or Buy or Sell on spot, pick Market, Limit, Stop or Trail, enter a size, and press the big button. The summary above it shows order value, margin or cost, estimated liquidation, the fee and what is available before you send. On paper the same ticket fills against the live price without touching an exchange.

Step by step

  1. Choose the sideLong or Short for a perpetual, Buy or Sell for spot.
  2. Choose the typeMarket fills now at the best available price. Limit waits at your price. Stop triggers a market order at a trigger price. Trail follows the price by a percentage and only ever reduces a position.
  3. Enter the sizeType it, or use the 25 · 50 · 75 · 100 % row. Risk-based sizing (auto) can compute it for you instead.
  4. Read the summaryOrder value, Margin required or Cost, Est. liquidation, Fee, and Available margin or balance.
  5. SendThe button names what it does. Live orders go to Hyperliquid; paper orders fill in the app.

Good to know

  • Take profit / Stop loss adds both exits to the same order so they are placed with it.
  • A trailing order is held by the exchange, not by the app, so it keeps working if you close the browser.
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Updated October 2026 · Trading · Not what you needed? Tell support and the article gets fixed.