Hypertake is an independent web interface for Hyperliquid's HIP-4 prediction markets (outcomes) and perpetual futures. You connect your own wallet; every order is placed, matched and settled on Hyperliquid, and your money stays in your own Hyperliquid account. Hypertake is not affiliated with or endorsed by Hyperliquid. Markdown of this page: https://hypertake.net/docs/money/unified-account.md. Full documentation index: https://hypertake.net/llms.txt
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Unified account: one balance for everything
How Hyperliquid's unified account gives you one USDC balance for prediction markets, perps and spot, and how Hypertake uses it
A unified account is Hyperliquid's account mode in which one USDC balance pays for everything: outcome shares, perps margin and spot trades. Hypertake always trades from a unified account, so you deposit once and never move money between "spot" and "perps".
In Hyperliquid's words, a unified account has a "single balance for each asset. This balance collateralizes all cross margin positions in that asset and is unified with spot balance in that asset" (Account abstraction modes). Hyperliquid recommends it for most users, and its own app has opened new accounts in this mode since February 2026.
Money you deposit lands as USDC in your own Hyperliquid account. An outcome buy and a perps position draw on the same dollars.
What one balance means in practice
- No transfers between sides. The USDC that buys Yes shares at 2 pm can back a BTC long at 3 pm. There's no "move to perps" step.
- Winnings come back to the same place. A settled outcome pays into the balance, and closing a perp returns its margin and P&L there too.
- One number to watch. Available is what you can spend right now on either kind of market; the rest is in positions or held by open orders.
- One withdrawal path. Free USDC leaves in one wallet signature. See Withdraw.
The figures you'll see
| Figure | Where | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Account value (header: Balance) | Desktop header and Portfolio; phone Portfolio and Your money | Everything in the account now: USDC, perps with their unrealised P&L, and outcome shares at what selling them would bring |
| Available (Available to trade, Cash available) | Desktop header and Portfolio; phone Portfolio | USDC free to open a position or buy shares now: your balance less what open orders hold |
| In positions / In use | Desktop Portfolio / phone Portfolio | Outcome shares at their sale value, plus margin in perps positions |
| Free to withdraw | Withdraw window; phone Your money | USDC that isn't in a position or held by an open order |
ExampleAna's $200 does two jobs
- Ana deposits 200 USDC. Her Available is $200.
- She buys $50 of Yes on "ETH above 3,000 at 18:00?". Available: $150.
- She opens a BTC long with $100 of margin. Available: $50. Both positions draw on the same balance; she never moved money between them.
- The outcome settles Yes and pays its shares to the same balance, so her Available rises by the payout without any transfer.
Flow200 USDC deposited → $50 in Yes shares + $100 perps margin + $50 available → payouts and closed margin return to the same balance
Hyperliquid's three account modes
| Mode | How it works | Hyperliquid recommends it for | What Hypertake does |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unified account | One balance per asset for spot and cross-margin perps | Most users | Uses it as it is |
| Portfolio margin | One balance, with HYPE, BTC, USDC and USDT counted together as collateral | Not stated | Treats it as one balance and leaves it as it is |
| Standard | Spot and perps balances kept apart; money has to be moved between them | Market makers, high-volume bots, deployers and builders | Switches it to unified when one-tap trading is on (see below) |
If your account is in standard mode
Older Hyperliquid accounts, and accounts set up by some other apps, may be in standard mode. As soon as one-tap trading is on, Hypertake switches a standard account to unified with your trading key: Hyperliquid allows that key to change the account mode, so no wallet window opens and no money moves. You'll see a notice: "Your account now uses one balance".
Until that happens (or if the switch fails), USDC sitting in your perps balance can't buy outcomes. The Deposit window then shows an In perps line and says "Move perps USDC to spot on Hyperliquid to buy outcomes with it.", and the perps order form offers a Use one balance button that retries the switch.
Do I need to move money between spot and perps on Hypertake?
No. Hypertake keeps your account in unified mode, so the same USDC pays for outcomes and perps.
Does Hypertake hold my balance?
No. The balance is in your own Hyperliquid account, under your wallet's address. Hypertake reads it and sends orders you approve. See Self-custody.
Will I see the same money in Hyperliquid's own app?
Yes. It's the same account. Hyperliquid's app may show a slightly different account value because it values outcome shares at its own marks, while Hypertake values them at what selling them would bring now. See Portfolio and activity.
What does "In perps" in the Deposit window mean?
Your account is in standard mode and holds USDC in its perps balance, which can't buy outcomes. Turning on one-tap trading switches the account to unified and solves it.
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