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

# Activate trading

> One signature enables trading on Agonaut and starts your points. Here is exactly what it does.

Before your first trade, Agonaut asks for a one time approval. This is what
connects your trading to Agonaut so your volume earns points and rewards.

## What you are approving

You approve a **builder fee** of 0.030% to Agonaut's builder address on
Hyperliquid. This is a Hyperliquid native feature: a builder fee is a small,
capped fee that an app can collect on the volume it routes, and you approve the
maximum rate up front.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the trade page">
    The activation prompt appears the first time you trade, or on your account
    page.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Sign the approval">
    Your wallet signs an approveBuilderFee message setting the cap at 0.030%.
    This is a signature, not a transfer.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Trading is live">
    You can now place orders, and your volume counts toward points and the
    leaderboard.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  The fee is a cap, not a charge on signing. You are charged the 0.030% only on
  actual trades, taken by Hyperliquid at fill time. Approving costs nothing.
</Note>

## Why a fee at all

That 0.030% is what funds the whole reward engine. The large majority of it
flows straight back to traders as competition prizes and referral payouts. See
[Fees](/fees) for where every basis point goes.

## Optional: instant trading

After activating, you can enable an [agent wallet](/trading/agent-wallet) so
that orders sign locally without a wallet popup on every action. It is one extra
signature, fully revocable, and it can never withdraw your funds.