# how to open an account

this **tutorial** will walk you through how to open up a trading account using your email address. the two options are with a google sign-in or using your email address. the focus of the video tutorial is aimed at the latter method. for more info on sign in methods read [getting started](/the-platform/getting-started.md).

### video tutorial

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### open an account

1. go to [app.handle.fi](https://app.handle.fi)
2. select ‘connect’ in the top right corner.

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3. connect with either ‘google’ or ‘email’ and follow the instructions. This will create a wallet for you which is linked to your email login.&#x20;

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4. you will now see your wallet address in the top right where ‘connect’ was. Click on the wallet address.

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5. click the copy symbol which is highlighted. This will copy your address to your clipboard.&#x20;

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6. you can now transfer funds to that wallet and start trading on handle.fi.


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