Funding your perps cash balance means moving USDC from your token cash balance into your perps cash balance so you have collateral ready to trade perps.
Both balances live on the same fomo account, so this is an in-app transfer rather than a deposit from outside.
How to transfer
In the mobile app, open the Portfolio tab, tap your Cash balance, then tap Transfer cash. On the web app, open your profile and click Transfer next to Total cash, or open the cash menu at the top of the page and click Move between Tokens & Perps.
You will see both balances side by side, with 10%, 25%, 50% and 100% buttons that fill in a share of the balance you are moving from, or you can type an amount.
The title of the sheet shows the direction. If it reads Perps to Tokens, tap Switch to flip it to Tokens to Perps. Enter the amount, then confirm: on mobile swipe Slide to transfer, on the web click Transfer. The transfer usually completes within a few minutes, and your perps cash balance updates when it lands.
Minimums, fees and timing
The minimum transfer into your perps cash balance is 5 USDC. There is no fomo fee on transfers between your token cash balance and your perps cash balance, and they usually complete within a few minutes, so you can move funds back and forth as much as you need.
While a transfer is moving, the amount can briefly show in neither balance. That is normal, and it lands by itself with nothing for you to do.
If your token cash balance is empty
If you do not have any USDC in your token cash balance yet, deposit first using one of the methods shown on your Deposit screen, then come back to transfer.
Your first transfer
The first time you fund your perps cash balance, fomo creates your perps account in the background. There is a 1 USDC account creation fee at the protocol level, but fomo covers it for you, so it costs you nothing. Once the transfer completes, your perps cash balance is ready and you can place your first trade.
Perpetuals ("Perps") are provided by third-party protocols and are not available to U.S. Persons (citizens, residents, or anyone located in the U.S.). Do not attempt to access perps from within the United States.
For purposes of these Terms, a "U.S. Person" means: (i) any natural person resident in the United States; (ii) any citizen or permanent resident of the United States, including any such person temporarily located outside the United States; (iii) any entity organized or incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state thereof; (iv) any estate of which any executor or administrator is a U.S. Person; (v) any trust of which any trustee is a U.S. Person; (vi) any agency or branch of a non-U.S. entity located in the United States; (vii) any discretionary or non-discretionary account held by a dealer or fiduciary organized, incorporated, or (if an individual) resident in the United States; or (viii) any entity organized or incorporated outside the United States that is formed by a U.S. Person principally for the purpose of investing in unregistered securities or derivative instruments. "United States" means the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any state of the United States, and the District of Columbia.
Representations and Warranties. By accessing or using Perps functionality, you represent and warrant that: (a) you are not a U.S. Person; (b) you are not accessing Perps from within the United States; (c) you are not accessing Perps on behalf of, or for the benefit of, any U.S. Person; (d) you will not use any technology, mechanism, or technique (including a VPN, proxy, or similar tool) to circumvent or attempt to circumvent geographic restrictions on Perps; and (e) you understand that these representations are material and that Fomo is relying on them in providing you access to Perps functionality.
