Trade overview — three rails
Alphio routes trades through three independent execution rails: real broker (SnapTrade), on-chain perpetuals (Hyperliquid DEX), and prediction markets (Polymarket).
Find it at: the Trade Modal opens globally from any chat card, asset detail page, watchlist row, or notification with a Trade action.
1. Three rails table
Each rail has its own backend, funding source, and fee model. They share the same Alphio AI front-end but never share credentials or balances.
| Rail | Asset class | Execution backend | Funding source | Fees overview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Trading | US Stocks, ETFs (and other equities your broker supports) | SnapTrade integration → your connected brokerage | Cash balance at your broker | Your broker's commission + any SnapTrade-routed fees |
| Hyperliquid Perpetuals | Crypto perps | Hyperliquid DEX via a wallet-bound agent account | USDC margin on Hyperliquid | Hyperliquid maker / taker fees + on-chain gas (deposit / withdraw) |
| Prediction Markets | Polymarket binary outcomes | Polymarket CLOB via signed orders | USDC on the Polymarket account (via USDC bridge) | Polymarket maker / taker fees + relayer / gas where applicable |
2. How to choose
The rail you use depends on what you want to trade and how you want to settle.
Use Stock Trading when you want to hold real shares or ETFs in your existing brokerage, with regulated execution and standard tax reporting through your broker. This is the path for buy-and-hold, long-only, or any position you eventually want to transfer or report from your real broker account.
Use Hyperliquid Perpetuals when you want leveraged crypto exposure with on-chain settlement, no broker custody, and the ability to go long or short without holding the underlying. Funding is in USDC and execution is non-custodial through your bound wallet.
Use Prediction Markets when you want exposure to event outcomes (elections, macro prints, sports, crypto milestones) rather than asset prices. Positions settle in USDC at event resolution; the binary structure means risk and payoff are capped per share.
All three rails can be active for the same account simultaneously — they don't conflict.
3. The Trade Modal
The Trade Modal is Alphio's global order placement dialog. It does not have a URL of its own — it opens on top of whatever page you're on.
You can open it from:
- A chat card returned by Alphio AI (any "Trade" or "Buy / Sell" CTA)
- An asset detail page (Stock, Crypto, ETF, HK Stock, Forex, Metals, Hyperliquid)
- A watchlist row's trade action
- A notification (e.g. a signal alert with an action button)
Inside the modal, the order form adapts to the asset's rail: equities show order type / time-in-force fields routed through SnapTrade; perps show leverage and margin fields routed through Hyperliquid; prediction events show side (YES / NO) and price routed through Polymarket. The modal closes after a successful submit and the order shows up in the corresponding rail's history.
4. Per-rail deep dives
Each rail has its own dedicated page covering prerequisites, order flow, and rail-specific concerns:
- Stock Trading — connect a broker, place / amend / cancel real orders
- Hyperliquid Perpetuals — bind a wallet, set leverage, open and manage perp positions
- Prediction Markets — bridge USDC, browse the four play categories, place signed CLOB orders
For mirroring another trader instead of placing your own orders, see Copy Trading.
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