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

# Quickstart

> From opening your community's bot to your first trade, in a few minutes.

**1. Open your community's bot**

Use the bot link your community owner shares. Check the bot's username before you start: impersonators copy names and logos. Want to look around first? Try the example bot, [@Northstar123bot](https://telegram.me/Northstar123bot).

Tap **Start**. The bot's Home screen shows your account, your positions and live market prices.

**2. Have USDC in your Hyperliquid account**

You trade from your own Hyperliquid account, so it needs USDC in it. While Lance is on testnet, tap **Get test USDC** in the bot for Hyperliquid's testnet faucet. The faucet only pays wallets that have deposited on Hyperliquid mainnet before.

**3. Connect your wallet**

Tap the connect button in the bot to open the approval page at `connect.lancetrade.xyz`. Check that it names your Telegram username, then connect your wallet and sign the steps it shows. Tap **Back to Telegram** when it says you're all set.

Full walkthrough: [Connect your wallet](https://docs.lancetrade.xyz/telegram/connect-wallet.md).

**4. Place your first trade**

Tap a market, or send `/trade` to see them all. Pick an amount and tap **Long** or **Short**. Check the review, including the bot fee, then confirm.

More: [Place a trade](https://docs.lancetrade.xyz/telegram/place-a-trade.md).

**5. Set a take profit and stop loss**

On the market's card, tap 🎯 for a take profit or 🛡 for a stop loss. You see the price and what you would make or lose before anything is placed.

More: [Take profit and stop loss](https://docs.lancetrade.xyz/telegram/take-profit-stop-loss.md).

**6. Open Lance Trade (optional)**

Want a bigger screen? Tap **🌐 Lance Trade** on Home to get a one-time sign-in button for `app.lancetrade.xyz`. No password needed.

More: [Sign in to Lance Trade](https://docs.lancetrade.xyz/lance-trade/sign-in.md).

> [!TIP]
>
> Send `/help` at any time for a short guide inside the bot, including the trades you can type.

**Risk warning.** Trading perpetual futures with leverage is high risk. Prices can move fast and you can lose all the money you put in. Lance is software: it does not give investment advice, manage money or trade on anyone's behalf. Trades are executed on Hyperliquid, a third-party exchange that is not affiliated with Lance. Lance is not available to persons in the United States, the United Kingdom and sanctioned countries. Nothing on this site is an offer or solicitation where it would be unlawful. [Full risk disclosure](https://docs.lancetrade.xyz/legal/risk-disclosure.md)


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