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# Fund Your Account and Make Your First Trade
Deposit once, then trade at full speed — your deposited balance lives in your Flash account and every order draws from it instantly.
### Deposit
Two ways to get funds in:
1. Click **Deposit** in the top bar, or
2. Open the **Account** tab (bottom of the trading screen) and click **Deposit** next to any token.
Your balances show in two columns: **Your Wallet** (still in your wallet, not tradable yet) and **Your Flash Account** (deposited and ready to trade). The account panel in the top-right shows your total portfolio value and a **Deposit now** shortcut.
Withdrawing works from the same places. Withdrawals process in two quick steps behind the scenes, so allow a few moments for funds to land back in your wallet.
### Your first trade
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**Pick a market**
Click the market name top-left, or press ⌘K / Ctrl+K to search.
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**Choose your direction**
**Long** if you expect the price to rise, **Short** if you expect it to fall.
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**Pick an order type**
Keep **Market** for instant execution, or use a [Limit](https://docs.flash.trade/flash-trade/flash-trade-protocol/perpetuals-specifications/limit-orders) order to wait for your price.
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**Set amount and leverage**
Enter how much to pay and drag the leverage slider — 1x to 100x, with quick presets at 25/50/75/100x. [Degen Mode](https://docs.flash.trade/flash-trade/getting-started/degen-mode) unlocks up to 500x on SOL, BTC, and ETH.
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**Review the readout**
Check **Entry Price**, **Liquidation Price**, **Fees**, and hourly **Margin Fees** in the panel before you commit.
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**Confirm**
Approve in your wallet — or skip popups entirely with [One-Click Trading](https://docs.flash.trade/flash-trade/getting-started/one-click-trading).
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**Know your liquidation price before you confirm.** Higher leverage moves it closer to the current price — a small move against you can close the position. The panel shows it live as you type.
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Your open position appears in the **Positions** tab, where you can add [take-profit and stop-loss orders](https://docs.flash.trade/flash-trade/flash-trade-protocol/perpetuals-specifications/stop-loss-take-profit-orders), adjust collateral, or close at any time.
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