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Sub-Accounts

Last updated: Aug 24, 2026

A Sub-Account is a separate trading account linked to your wallet. You can create multiple Sub-Accounts within a single wallet to separate trading activity, positions, and risk.

What is a Sub-Account?

A Sub-Account is a trading account linked to your wallet. It holds collateral balances, open positions, and order history. All trading activity happens within a Sub-Account.

You can create multiple Sub-Accounts under a single wallet, useful for:

  • Separating trading strategies
  • Isolating risk between different books of positions
  • Running automated strategies independently of manual trading

You can create multiple Sub-Accounts under a single wallet and switch between them from the Sub-Accounts page in Portfolio.

Requirements

To create and manage Sub-Accounts, your wallet must have a Tier 1 trading account.

Tier 1 status is unlocked once your wallet reaches a minimum trading volume of $100,000, see Tiers for information.

Using a Sub-Account

1. Create a Sub-Account

  1. Navigate to Portfolio
  2. Click Sub-Accounts
  3. Click + Add Sub-Account
  4. Rename the account if needed

You can create up to 4 Sub-Accounts with a Tier 1 trading account.

Open Portfolio, select Sub-Accounts, then use + Add Sub-Account to create a new account.

2. Transfer Funds to the Sub-Account

Sub-Accounts do not automatically share funds with your main account.

You can transfer funds in two ways:

  1. Open the Transfer modal from the Sub-Accounts page within Portfolio
  2. Or click the Transfer button from the Account sidebar
Start a transfer from the Transfer action on a Sub-Account row, or open the Account sidebar from the wallet button in the top right.

Then:

  1. Select:
    • From: Main Account
    • To: Your Sub-Account
  2. Enter the amount
  3. Confirm the transfer

Once funded, the Sub-Account is ready for trading or delegation.

Choose the source and destination accounts, enter the amount, then confirm the transfer to fund the Sub-Account.

3. Trading with a Sub-Account

  1. Select the required Sub-Account from the selector.
  2. Confirm that the expected balance is shown.
  3. Place and manage trades as normal.
Select the Sub-Account you want to use, then click Trade to place and manage orders from that account.

Collateral Isolation

Each Sub-Account has its own collateral pool. Assets in one Sub-Account do not affect the margin, liquidation risk, USDT debt, or withdrawal limits of another.

You can deposit non-USDT collateral such as WETH directly into a Sub-Account without holding USDT there. That collateral can support USDT-settled perps positions inside the same Sub-Account.

Choose the correct Sub-Account before depositing. Collateral is not shared across Sub-Accounts.

Transfers Between Sub-Accounts

Moving collateral from one Sub-Account to another follows withdrawal-style checks. The source Sub-Account must keep enough collateral for:

  • Open position margin.
  • USDT debt and LTV limits.
  • The USDT cap for USDT transfers.
  • Any active account or asset limits shown in the app.

If a transfer would make the source Sub-Account unhealthy, the app will reduce the available amount or block the transfer.

API Access

Sub-Accounts are identified by their on-chain ID when using the API. See Get Subaccount for how to query Sub-Account state programmatically.

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