From zero to ready-to-trade in 10 minutes. Set up your ArchiNeutral account and connect your DEXs.

Getting Started: Account Setup & DEX Credentials

Before you can scan opportunities or open positions, you need two things: an ArchiNeutral account and at least two DEX connections. This guide walks you through both. The whole process takes around ten minutes.

Step 1: Create Your Account

Go to app.archineutral.xyz.

ArchiNeutral uses email-based authentication — no password required. Enter your email address and you'll receive a one-time code. Enter the code to authenticate and you'll land on your dashboard.

If this is your first time logging in and you don't have beta access yet, you'll see the beta gate. ArchiNeutral is currently in private beta. To request access:

Join the ArchiNeutral Discord
Fill out the beta access form linked in the server

Once your access is approved, log in again and you'll proceed directly to the dashboard.

Step 2: Create a Trading Account

From the dashboard, navigate to the Position Manager at /deltaneutral.

Click Create Account and give it a name. Something descriptive works well here: "Main", "Conservative", "Test". The name is only visible to you.

Trading accounts are containers. They hold your DEX credentials, your open positions, and your session configuration. Keeping them separate lets you run different strategies independently — different risk profiles, different DEX combinations, different sizing — without them interfering with each other.

Important: one position per DEX. ArchiNeutral enforces a limit of one open position per DEX on a given trading account. This eliminates any risk of double management on the same exchange. In practice, with 4 connected DEXs, you can open a maximum of 2 simultaneous delta-neutral positions (each position requiring 2 DEXs — one long, one short).

You can create multiple accounts within your plan limits. For most users starting out, one account is enough.

Step 3: Connect Your DEXs

To open a delta-neutral position, you need at least two DEX connections on the same trading account — one for the long leg, one for the short. The system won't let you open a position with fewer than two connected DEXs.

For each DEX, click Add Credentials and follow the in-app guide. The UI shows step-by-step instructions specific to that exchange: what to generate, where to find it, and what to paste.

What each DEX requires

Hyperliquid

private_key — required
account_address — optional (used for sub-accounts)

Paradex

l2_private_key — your StarkNet L2 key
l2_address — your StarkNet address

Lighter

private_key
account_index
api_key_index

Extended

stark_private_key
stark_public_key
api_key
vault

If you're connecting for the first time and want the simplest path, start with Hyperliquid. It requires only a private key and the in-app guide walks through generating one in under two minutes.

Validation

After you enter your credentials, ArchiNeutral makes a live test call to the DEX to verify them. This is not a trade — it's a lightweight read call that confirms your keys are valid and the connection works.

If validation passes: a green checkmark appears and your current balance is displayed.
If it fails: an error message explains what went wrong — typically a key format issue or an incorrect field.

Security

Your credentials are encrypted at rest. ArchiNeutral never stores plaintext keys. The test call during validation is the only time the system uses your credentials in active mode — after that, they're stored encrypted and only decrypted when you initiate a trade.

Use dedicated trading wallets for this. Do not use your main wallet or any wallet holding assets you're not prepared to actively manage. This is good practice regardless of the platform.

Step 4: Verify Your Setup

Once you've added at least two DEX credentials, your trading account is ready.

You should see:

Each connected DEX listed with a green validation badge
The account name visible in the dropdown selector

With two or more DEXs connected and validated, the Position Manager will allow you to scan for opportunities and open positions.

Security Best Practices

A few things worth being explicit about:

Use dedicated trading wallets. Generate wallets specifically for ArchiNeutral. Do not connect wallets that hold your primary funds or long-term holdings. Trading wallets should hold only what you intend to trade with.

Keep backups of your credentials. Store your private keys and API keys securely, separate from your ArchiNeutral account. If you lose a key, you'll need to generate a new one on the DEX and update it in ArchiNeutral.

We never see your keys in plaintext. Credentials are encrypted before they're stored. The encryption happens at the point of entry. This is architectural — there is no admin interface that surfaces raw credentials.

Rotate keys immediately if you suspect compromise. If you believe a private key has been exposed, revoke or rotate it on the DEX first, then update it in ArchiNeutral. Don't wait.

What's Next

Your account is configured and your DEXs are connected. From here:

Find your first opportunity. The Opportunities Scanner shows live funding rate differentials across your connected DEXs. It's the starting point for identifying which pairs and which markets are worth trading.
Model a position first. If you want to run the numbers before committing capital, the Simulator lets you project a delta-neutral position — P&L, funding income, spread cost, liquidation thresholds — before anything goes on-chain.

This guide is part of the ArchiNeutral Guide Series. For educational content on delta-neutral trading, see our Education Series.