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

# Quickstart

> Make your first Moment trade in nine steps: connect your wallet, pick a market, choose Fixed, set an amount and a date, check the quote and confirm.

Your first trade in nine small steps: lock a sure amount for Nov 2 with **Fixed**.

> [!NOTE]
>
> This uses the example sUSDS market. Numbers are examples; the app shows live ones.

## Before you start

You need a wallet. You can pay from your **Moment** TimeBalance, or with **Tokens** from your wallet (like sUSDS). No TimeBalance yet? Just pay with Tokens.

## Steps

1. **Connect your wallet.** Top right.
2. **Open Markets.** First item in the top bar: Markets · Limit · Recursive · Dashboard.
3. **Pick a market.** Each row shows a fixed rate and the date it runs until, like "5.21% fixed · until Nov 2", plus its liquidity and your position. Tap **Rates by date** to see the rate for every date.

![The Markets page: one row per market with a fixed rate until a date, a small curve, Rates by date, liquidity and your position](https://mintcdn.com/moment-0fa29e7e/5c4BULtyWxFid-gy/images/markets.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=5c4BULtyWxFid-gy\&q=85\&s=6f9a782d3c1c915276a13baa707cf61d)

Markets: one row per market. Sort by Liquidity or Rate, and switch between Overview, Forward and Term.

4. **Pick Fixed.** The trade panel has three tabs: **Fixed · Leverage · Close**.
5. **Pick how you pay.** **Moment** (your TimeBalance) or **Tokens** (from your wallet, like sUSDS). With Tokens, nothing comes out of your TimeBalance, so the chart shows no red.
6. **Type an amount** in **You pay**, or tap 25% / 50% / 75% / Max. Max includes the yield waiting to sync.
7. **Pick a date** in **You receive**, like **From Nov 2 · 35 days**. The box below shows what you get, like **≈ 1,005 USDS**.
8. **Check the quote.** The badge shows the rate, like **+5.21% APR**. Tap **Details** to see each step.
9. **Review → Confirm**, then sign in your wallet.

![The Fixed trade panel with numbered markers for steps 4 to 9: the Fixed tab, Moment or Tokens, You pay, the date in You receive, the rate badge, and Review](https://mintcdn.com/moment-0fa29e7e/5c4BULtyWxFid-gy/images/quickstart-trade-panel.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=5c4BULtyWxFid-gy\&q=85\&s=1b0052029797d5fbd45e17cd8b384b3b)

The trade panel. The numbers match steps 4 to 9.

![The Details card: You pay, Fixed yield with a per-period table, You receive, Min. received, Deadline, Network fee](https://mintcdn.com/moment-0fa29e7e/5c4BULtyWxFid-gy/images/quote-breakdown.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=5c4BULtyWxFid-gy\&q=85\&s=6c6fce15231b756ca0e8e441c215c781)

Step 8, Details: what you pay, the fixed yield period by period, and what you receive.

## Getting money in and out

* **In:** pay with **Tokens** (like sUSDS) in any trade, or add liquidity with sUSDS. The tokens become your TimeBalance.
* **Out:** use [Close](https://docs.momentrates.xyz/use-the-app/close.md) and pick **Shares**. Your balance leaves to your wallet as sUSDS.
* **How much comes out at face value:** the lowest point of your line from Now on. With a flat 1,000, that is 1,000. Right after a Fixed trade of the whole 1,000 to Nov 2, it is 0 until Nov 2. Any other part comes out at what it is worth today.

## Settings

The slider icon next to Details opens **Trade settings**. Slippage starts at 0.5%. You can also set a deadline.

## If something looks off

* **The quote keeps changing.** It refreshes every 12 seconds as rates move.
* **A trade failed.** A trade across several periods is all or nothing. If one period can't fill, the whole trade is undone.
* **Your balance is ticking up.** That's yield you are earning. It joins your line at the next sync.


## Related topics

- [Moment: choose when you earn yield](https://docs.momentrates.xyz/index.md)


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