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Sep 3, 2023

How to Trade Perpetuals or open Long/Short position on Helix using Leap Wallet?

Trade Perps on Helix using Leap Wallet

How does Leap Wallet Work?

Leap Wallet is currently available as a browser extension and mobile app (iOS and Android) that allows you to manage your assets on Injective securely and efficiently and connect with all the dApps, NFT & gaming projects on Injective. To get started, download the Leap Wallet for Injective Chrome extension and Leap Wallet app for Android & iOS.

Trade Perps on Helix using the Leap Wallet mobile app

Here’s a video of a step-by-step guide on how to trade perps on the Helix DEX using the Leap Wallet mobile app.👇

Access Helix Perpetuals Platform on Leap Mobile Browser

1. Open the Leap Wallet mobile app and switch to Injective chain from Cosmos Hub.

2. Switch to the “Browser” tab from the bottom navigation bar.

3. Type out the name “Helix” in the dApp browser search bar.

4. Click on “Connect Wallet” button located in the top right corner of your screen.

5. Select Leap Wallet from the list and approve the connection to your Wallet.

6. Now click on the Hamburger menu located at the top right of your screen.

7. Choose the “Trade” option from the menu. Now click on “Perpetual”

8. Select the asset pair you want to trade in.

9. You can Long or Short using this guide. For reference purposes, we will open a long trade on Helix.

Enter long position on Helix DEX using Leap Mobile browser

10. Enter the Limit price at which you want to enter your trade and confirm the trade by clicking on the “Buy/Long” button.

11. Approve the Buy/Long transaction by clicking on “Approve” button.

12. That’s it. Congrats 🥳on making your 1st Long Transaction using Helix DEX.

Approve transaction on Helix DEX using Leap Wallet Mobile Browser

Trade Perps on Helix using the Leap Wallet browser extension

Here’s a video of a step-by-step guide on how to trade perps on the Helix DEX using the Leap Wallet browser extension.👇

Helix Perpetuals DEX

4. Now select the asset pair you want to trade in.

Select asset pair for perpertual trade

5. You can open long or short positions with the help of this guide. For reference purposes, we are going to select INJ/USDT PERP.

Enter asset details for perpetual trade

6. We will open a Long position for this guide. Enter the Limit price at which you are going to enter your trade, and the amount of Inj that you will enter the trade with. Lastly, enter the Leverage you want to take.

7. Now, click on Buy/Long button to enter the trade.

Finalize the details to enter long trade

8. That’s it. Congrats 🥳 You have now entered the Long trade on Helix Perps DEX using Leap Wallet.

Introduction to Leap Wallet

Leap is an advanced 'super wallet' for the Cosmos ecosystem, with the goal of providing a top-notch user experience tailored for Cosmos users. Available as mobile apps for iOS and Android and as a browser extension, Leap allows you to explore Injective and over 50 other Cosmos ecosystem chains. Users can transfer and exchange assets between wallets, earn staking rewards, participate in governance, transfer assets over IBC, manage NFTs, and much more, all from within the wallet app.

Introduction to Helix DEX

Helix is the premier platform for trading unlimited cross-chain crypto assets and perpetual markets with market-leading rebates. Helix represents a major evolution in the Injective dApp ecosystem to date, bringing forth a completely redesigned exchange, advanced order types, a brand new Convert interface, trading histories, and reward tracking.

Important links

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Download Leap for Mobile or Leap Chrome extension.

Learn more

You can explore the Injective ecosystem by reading our other Injective guides.