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This page walks you from a fresh browser to a connected wallet holding SOL for fees and USDC for collateral, ready to open positions on parquet.exchange/trade.

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1. Install a supported wallet

The app accepts two wallet adapters today: Phantom and Solflare. Either works the same once connected — pick whichever you already use, or Phantom if you have no preference.
  • Phantom — phantom.app. Browser extension on Chrome, Brave, Firefox, Edge; iOS and Android apps.
  • Solflare — solflare.com. Browser extension and mobile apps. Hardware wallet support (Ledger) is more mature than Phantom’s if you plan to plug in a device.
Install the extension, create a new wallet, and write down the seed phrase on paper. Don’t paste it into a password manager you sync to the cloud, and never share it.

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2. Fund the wallet with SOL

You need a small amount of SOL (under 0.1 is plenty) to pay Solana transaction fees. Buy from any Solana on-ramp (Coinbase, Kraken, Binance, MoonPay, etc.) and withdraw to your wallet’s address, or transfer from an existing Solana wallet.

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3. Fund the wallet with USDC

Parquet uses USDC as the only collateral asset. The protocol minimum is $10 per position. Get USDC the same way as SOL — buy on a centralized exchange and withdraw to your wallet, or swap inside a Solana DEX from another token you already hold.
If your wallet shows “USDC” with a tiny icon, hover or expand the entry to confirm it’s the canonical mint, not a copy-cat. Real USDC on Solana mainnet is mint EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v. On devnet, Parquet uses a mock USDC mint at DA8DJqnj49QrNN6TSbZ13cMubdJ8agSeEohH5AGjkgYA.

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4. Connect and verify

Open parquet.exchange/trade and click Connect Wallet. Pick your wallet from the modal, approve the connection, and check that the header shows your address truncated and your USDC balance. You’re ready. Head to first trade to open a position, and read risks before you size anything you’d care to lose.
Deposits use the real Solana USDC mint EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v; acquire USDC from any Solana DEX or transfer from a centralized exchange. All Parquet markets trade 24/7. Read the risk disclosure before trading.
SDK developers testing on devnet: Parquet’s devnet mock USDC mint is DA8DJqnj49QrNN6TSbZ13cMubdJ8agSeEohH5AGjkgYA; mock USDC is minted to test wallets by the devnet tooling. Devnet positions do NOT settle to mainnet.