Your first trade
A walkthrough of one spot order: pick a venue, read the ticket, set an exit, confirm.
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This walkthrough places one small spot order. Start with an amount you are willing to lose entirely while you learn the interface.
1. Choose the venue #
Open Trading. The venue bar across the top lists connected exchanges. If a venue shows connect API keys, add them first — see Create your account.
2. Pick the market #
Search for a pair (for example BTC/USDT) in the pair selector. The chart, order book and recent trades all follow the selection.
3. Fill the ticket #
The ticket is shared between spot and futures so the controls stay in the same place.
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Side | Buy or sell |
| Order type | Market, limit, or a conditional variant where the venue supports it |
| Size | Quote amount or base quantity — the ticket shows both, linked by price |
| Limit price | Your price for limit orders; ignored for market |
| Leverage and margin mode | Futures only: cross or isolated, and the multiplier |
| Reduce only | Futures only: the order can shrink a position but never flip it |
A running estimate shows notional, the fee the venue will charge and what you receive after fees. Read it before sending: it is computed from the venue's own fee schedule where available.
4. Consider the exit before the entry #
Open the Exits panel on the ticket and add a stop, a take-profit, or both. Setting a stop at entry time is the difference between a plan and a hope.
- Stop — a trigger price plus distance; the venue holds the order, so it survives a
closed browser.
- Take-profit — one or more legs, each with its own size.
- Trailing stop — available on venues that support native trailing orders.
Exits are explained in detail in Orders, stops and exits.
5. Review and send #
Press the send button. A confirmation panel restates side, size, price, estimated fee and the exits attached to the order. Nothing is sent until you confirm there.
Warning
A market order can fill far from the last price in thin books. On illiquid pairs use a
limit order and let it work.
6. Watch it land #
Open positions appear on the Trading page and in Portfolio. Every fill is written to the Diary automatically, with the reasoning you added — so the trade is reviewable later even if you forget it.
Common first-trade mistakes #
- Sending size in the wrong unit. Check whether the ticket is showing base or quote.
- Skipping the stop. A position without an exit depends on you watching it.
- Trading a pair with no depth. Check the order book spread before sizing up.
- Ignoring the fee line. On small targets, taker fees can exceed the edge.
Чек-лист
- Exchange API keys connected
- Order ticket filled with size and type
- Protective exit considered before sending