For Traders

Get funded and start trading on Atract in under 10 minutes.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have:

• Hyperliquid-compatible wallet (MetaMask, Rabby, etc.)

• Email address for account creation

• Trading experience (recommended)

If you haven't set up your wallet yet, see Hyperliquid Setup.

Step 1: Create Your Account

1. Visit atract.app

2. Click Sign In / Sign Up

3. Enter your email address

4. Verify your email via the code sent to your inbox

5. Connect your Hyperliquid wallet when prompted

What happens: Atract creates an embedded wallet linked to your email. You'll use this for account access, while your Hyperliquid wallet is used for trading.

Step 2: Set Up Agent Wallet

For seamless trading without constant wallet popups, you'll authorize an agent wallet:

1. Navigate to Settings → Agent Wallet

2. Click Authorize Agent

3. Sign the authorization message in your wallet

4. Confirm the agent is now active (green checkmark)

Why this matters: The agent wallet signs orders on your behalf server-side, giving you a smooth trading experience. You retain full control and can revoke agent access anytime.

Learn more: How Agent Wallets Work

Step 3: Review Funding Proposals

Investors create funding proposals with specific terms. Browse available proposals:

1. Go to Funding → Proposals

2. Review proposals available to you:

   • Capital Amount: How much you'll trade with

   • Profit Share: Your percentage of profits (e.g., 20% to investor, 80% to you)

   • Max Drawdown: Maximum loss allowed (e.g., 20% of initial capital)

   • Daily Drawdown: Maximum daily loss (e.g., 5%)

   • Duration: How long the deal lasts (e.g., 30 days)

3. Filter by capital size, profit share, or investor rating

Step 4: Accept a Proposal

Found a proposal you like?

1. Click View Details on the proposal

2. Review all terms carefully:

   • Risk limits (drawdown thresholds)

   • Profit split

   • Deal duration

3. Click Accept Proposal

4. Confirm the transaction in your wallet (deploys vault contract)

5. Wait for confirmation (~10-30 seconds on Hyperliquid)

What happens: A vault smart contract is deployed on-chain with the agreed terms. The investor's capital is locked in the vault, and you gain trading access.

Step 5: Start Trading

Your vault is now active! Start trading:

1. Go to Trade → Terminal

2. Important: Select your vault from the dropdown at the top

   • Personal mode: Trades with your own capital

   • Vault mode: Trades with vault capital

3. Use the trading terminal like any other platform:

   • Select asset (BTC, ETH, etc.)

   • Choose order type (limit, market)

   • Set size and price

   • Click Buy or Sell

All trades execute on Hyperliquid with the vault's capital.

Risk Protection:

• If you hit the max drawdown limit, the vault auto-pauses

• If you hit the daily drawdown limit, you can't trade for 24 hours

• You'll receive email warnings before hitting limits

Learn more: Risk Controls

Step 6: Monitor Performance

Track your performance in real-time:

1. Go to Analytics → Dashboard

2. View key metrics:

   • Current PnL (profit/loss)

   • Drawdown percentage

   • Sharpe ratio

   • Win rate

   • Recent trades

3. Export data for your own analysis if needed

Managing Your Vault

Closing the Vault

Vaults close in two ways:

1. Deal expires - Automatically closes after the agreed duration

2. Manual close - You or the investor can close early (may have conditions)

When a vault closes:

• All positions are automatically closed

• Profits are split according to the agreed terms

• Capital is returned to the investor

• You receive your profit share in USDC

Paused Vault

If your vault is paused due to risk limits:

1. You cannot open new positions

2. You can still close existing positions

3. Wait for the pause condition to clear:

   • Daily drawdown: Wait 24 hours

   • Max drawdown: Vault must be closed

Best Practices

Before accepting a proposal:

• Understand the risk limits (can you trade comfortably within them?)

• Calculate your potential earnings (capital × your profit share %)

• Check the deal duration (enough time for your strategy?)

• Review the investor's history (reliable payout record?)

While trading:

• Monitor your drawdown daily (don't hit the limits!)

• Keep some buffer from limits (don't trade right at the edge)

• Set up email notifications (get alerts before hitting limits)

• Test strategies on small positions first

Risk management:

• Use stop losses on positions

• Don't risk too much on a single trade

• Keep track of daily P&L

• Know your maximum position size

Troubleshooting

Can't connect wallet

• Make sure you're using a Hyperliquid-compatible wallet

• Check you're on the correct network (Hyperliquid testnet/mainnet)

• Try refreshing the page

Agent authorization failed

• Ensure you have enough gas for the transaction

• Check wallet is unlocked

• Try disconnecting and reconnecting wallet

Vault trade rejected

• Check vault is not paused

• Verify you're not exceeding risk limits

• Ensure you have enough buying power

• Check order size is not too large (max 80% of vault balance)

Trade not executing

• Verify you selected vault mode (not personal mode)

• Check Hyperliquid is not experiencing downtime

• Ensure order parameters are valid

Next Steps

Now that you're set up:

• Learn about placing different order types

• Understand position management

• Master risk controls

Need Help?

• Discord: Join our community

• Email: [email protected]

• Docs: You're already here!

Happy trading!