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

# What You Need to Trade

> Everything required to start trading on Kimia in under 5 minutes.

Before you place your first trade on Kimia, you need three things: a Solana
wallet, a bit of SOL for fees, and USDC as collateral.

## 1. A Solana wallet

Kimia uses **Wallet Standard** under the hood, so any compliant wallet works:

* [Phantom](https://phantom.app), most popular Solana wallet
* [Solflare](https://solflare.com)
* [Backpack](https://backpack.app)
* Hardware wallets through the wallets above

<Tip>
  The app defaults to **devnet** for V1. Make sure you've picked devnet in your
  wallet's network settings before connecting.
</Tip>

## 2. Some SOL for transaction fees

Every on-chain action costs a fraction of a cent in SOL. On devnet you can
airdrop it:

```bash theme={null}
solana airdrop 2
```

Or in the app, use the **airdrop** button in the header once connected.

## 3. USDC as collateral

Kimia V1 uses USDC as the only collateral for perpetuals and as the deposit
asset for the delta-vault. On devnet, USDC is a mock mint, see the
[program IDs](/resources/program-ids) page for the address.

You can obtain devnet USDC through:

* The in-app faucet (once connected on devnet)
* The [Circle devnet faucet](https://faucet.circle.com)

## Optional: a keeper wallet

If you plan to run a [keeper](/guides/run-a-keeper), use a second wallet funded
with extra SOL. Keeper operations (funding updates, liquidations) are
permissionless but cost gas.

## Ready to trade

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Make your first trade" icon="chart-candlestick" href="/getting-started/first-trade">
    A step-by-step walkthrough of opening your first SOL-PERP position.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Deposit into the vault" icon="shield" href="/getting-started/deposit-vault">
    Hedged funding-rate yield without directional exposure.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>