Placing your first trade

The trading screen has four parts: the chart, the order book, the order form, and your open orders.

Placing an order

1. Choose your pair, for example BTC/USDT.
2. Choose Buy or Sell.
3. Choose the order type — Market to fill now, Limit to name your price.
4. Enter the amount.
5. Review the total and the fee.
6. Confirm.

Reading the order book

Green is buyers, red is sellers. The gap between the highest buy and lowest sell is the spread. A narrow spread means a liquid market; a wide one means you will pay more to trade immediately.

Start small

Place a small first trade just to see the mechanics. Understanding what happens is worth more than the trade itself.