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

# Getting Started

> Choose a challenge, understand its terms, open the trading workspace, and place your first simulated perpetual-futures trade.

Funding Perpetuals combines real market data with simulated accounts, orders,
fills, positions, and balances. Nothing in the trading workspace places an
order on an external exchange.

## 1. Create or sign in to your account

Open [Funding Perpetuals](https://fundingperpetuals.com/) and sign in. Your
profile, challenge accounts, settings, purchase history, and trading activity
belong to this account.

## 2. Choose a challenge

Open the [challenge selector](https://fundingperpetuals.com/#pricing) and compare
the available formats. Before checkout, review:

* account size and starting balance;
* evaluation step count and profit target for each step;
* maximum daily loss and maximum drawdown;
* drawdown type, such as static or trailing end-of-day;
* consistency, qualifying-day, and payout requirements;
* purchased profit split, price, discount, and total.

These values can differ by plan. The terms shown for the selected challenge are
the authoritative terms for that purchase.

## 3. Find the account on your dashboard

After a completed purchase or account grant, open the
[dashboard](https://fundingperpetuals.com/dashboard). Use the account switcher
to choose the challenge account you want to inspect or trade.

The dashboard shows account stage, status, balance/equity, rule progress, and
the next step in the challenge. Read [Challenges and Rules](/guides/challenges-and-rules)
before taking risk.

## 4. Open the trading workspace

Go to [Trade](https://fundingperpetuals.com/trade) and choose a market. Before
submitting an order, check:

1. the active challenge account;
2. market and direction;
3. order type and price conditions;
4. size unit, quantity, margin mode, and leverage;
5. attached Take Profit or Stop Loss instructions;
6. the order summary and estimated impact.

<Warning>
  A platform safeguard can reject an order, but it does not replace your own
  risk plan. A challenge can still fail when account rules are breached.
</Warning>

## 5. Monitor and manage the position

Use the position and order panels to review open exposure, resting orders,
realized results, and account equity. Closing or reducing a position is also an
order and remains subject to current market conditions and platform rules.

Continue with the [Trading Guide](/guides/trading-guide), or configure your
[Trading settings](/settings/trading) before placing more orders.

For the complete journey after your first trade, continue with the
[Challenge Lifecycle](/guides/challenge-lifecycle).