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# Trading on Hyperliquid

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### Click the Perpetuals Tab on the Axiom Website

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When on the Perpetuals tab choose a pair that you want to trade with leverage!
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### Choose Long/Short

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Longing vs. Shorting: The Basics

* Longing: Betting that an asset’s price will increase. You buy low, aiming to sell higher for a profit.
* Shorting: Betting that an asset’s price will decrease. You borrow and sell at a higher price, aiming to buy it back cheaper and keep the difference.
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### Execute your trade!

After typing in your buy amount (in USDC) and choosing your leverage, click "Long \[Pair]-USDC"

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### Watch your Positions

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While your in a position, all information will be shown in one of these 3 tabs. The positions tab are active positions that you are in right now. Open orders are order that you have put in but have not executed. Trades are all trades that have been done on your account with their respected PNLs.
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