> ## 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.

# Deposit

> Fund your Hyperliquid trading balance with USDC on Arbitrum.

Trading on Agonaut settles on Hyperliquid, so you fund a Hyperliquid balance
with USDC. There are three ways to get USDC in, depending on where your funds
are today.

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Receive from an exchange or another wallet" icon="arrow-down-to-line">
    If you already hold USDC on a centralized exchange or another wallet, send
    it to your Agonaut wallet address on Arbitrum.

    1. Copy your wallet address from the deposit screen.
    2. Withdraw USDC from your exchange to that address, on the Arbitrum
       network.
    3. Funds usually arrive in one to five minutes.

    <Warning>
      Always send on the Arbitrum network and send USDC. Sending on the wrong
      network or the wrong asset can result in lost funds.
    </Warning>
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Buy with a card" icon="credit-card">
    If you signed in with email, you can buy USDC directly with a card through
    the onramp in the deposit screen. Funds land in your embedded wallet, then
    you fund your Hyperliquid balance.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Fund your Hyperliquid balance" icon="building-columns">
    Once USDC is in your wallet, move it into your Hyperliquid trading balance
    from the Fund balance tab. This is the balance your orders draw from.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## First deposit notes

<Note>
  Your very first deposit to a brand new Hyperliquid account includes a small
  one time activation. After that, deposits are just transfers.
</Note>

When your trading balance is funded, head to [Activate](/getting-started/activate)
to enable trading, then place your [first trade](/getting-started/first-trade).