The Trade page is divided into four main sections:
New Order;
Order Book;
Trade History;
Chart;
Order Details.
1. NEW ORDER SECTION
This section is located on the left side of the Trade page and allows you to create new orders with selected parameters.
Now, let's review all the widgets in this section from top to bottom:
Account selector - allows you to choose which account you want to create a new order in.
By default, the Main Account is selected in the accounts list. You can also use the search bar to find the account your need in case there are more than 5 accounts.
For your ease of use, you can navigate via your keyboard using the following commands:
↓↑ - for navigation;
Enter/Return - for selection;
ESC - to close the drop-down list.
Trading pair selector - allows you to choose the pair for trading by either scrolling or using the search bar.
By default, either BTC-USD or the last selected pair is automatically selected.
For your ease of use, you can navigate using your keyboard using the commands in this list:↓↑ - for navigation;
Enter/Return - for selection;
ESC - to close the drop-down list.
Buying power overview - shows the available trading balance, for the selected account, for the selected trading pair.
New Order parameters - allows you to configure the following order parameters:
Side of order (BUY / SELL)
Type of order (MARKET / LIMIT/ STOP)
Amount of order
Currency of order amount (for MARKET orders)
Max Slippage (for MARKET orders)
Limit price (for LIMIT and STOP orders)
Stop price (for STOP orders)
Time In Force Policy (GTC / GTD / IOC for LIMIT orders). By default, GTC is applied for Limit.
Expiration period (for GTD LIMIT orders)
After filling out order parameters, you can find additional information before placing an order:
Max/Min Allowed Price (for MARKET orders) - indicates the price, taking into account the maximum slippage that you specified.
Total - indicates the amount to be executed as a result of filling the order under the current price (MARKET orders) or the specified limit price (LIMIT orders).
Fee - indicates the amount of fee to be paid after filling the order.
Place Order button. Once all the parameters are set up, you can create a new order by clicking on the Place Buy Order (Place Sell Order) button and confirming it on the pop-up with a brief overview of the order.
2. ORDER BOOK SECTION
The Order Book represents the current available liquidity on CEX.IO Prime Liquidity and changes dynamically depending on the current market situation.
By default, the asset amount and the cumulative amount are shown in relation to each price level of ASK/BID parts of the Order Book, complemented by spread and bps indicated values.
The Default Order Book view can be changed to your preferences by using the additional customization options to perfectly fit all your needs.
By default, the Order Book is shown in the joint ASK/BID view. To see only the ASK or only the BID sides of an Order Book you need to select the relevant burger selector: red - for ASK only view, green - for BID only view.
For the ASK only and BID only views - a scroll option becomes available to view deeper price levels on the preferred Order Book side.
On the top right side several additional settings are available:
Increase/Decrease precision - this allows you to change the price precision of price levels to view more rough or more precise price levels. The available option will light up.
Display Totals & Avg. price - allows you to see currencies’ total amounts and the average prices of several price levels are displayed in the pop-up window. The price levels included in Totals & Avg. price calculations will be indicated with a gray background.
Order Book Settings button - these settings allow you to change the Order Book Depth visualization to show or hide additional columns and restore the default Order Book configuration.
TRADE HISTORY.
The trade history tab displays the latest trades for the current trading pair on the platform. There you may find the next data columns: Price, Amount, and Time. The arrows button allows you to expand the tab. Also, a list scroll is available.
CHART.
The trading chart displays information that can help you decide when to place your order, such as current price, historical price data, and overall price patterns.
By default, CEX.IO Prime Liquidity displays a candlestick chart, which is a combination of a line chart and a bar graph.
The chart is divided into several sections:
Main chart area
Settings bar
Here you can see several buttons:Candlestick timeframe;
Candles customization;
Indicators menu;
Chart settings;
Fullscreen mode
Ticker
This bar contains the main trading pair information:Market - trading pair name
Last price - the latest price at the moment
24h change - the amount the price has changed in the last 24 hours (indicated in the second currency of the trading pair)
24h change (%) - percentage by which the price has changed in the last 24 hours
24h volume - the sum of all trades for the last 24 hours
Graphic tools bar
Here you can add graphic tools, which can help you with your analysis.
Timeframe/axis settings
Here you can set up the timeframe of the chart, choose a specific date, see current time, and axis customization options, like ext, %, log, and auto.
4. ORDER DETAILS SECTION
The Order Details section is used to show a snapshot of open orders when opening the Trade page. The actual status of orders updates in real-time until you leave the Trade page or refresh it. You can click on any of the orders to find additional information about it.
By default, only open orders of the selected trading pair are shown after loading the Trade page. You can also see open orders of all your trading pairs by selecting Show All Pairs. If a chosen account has no open orders, the Order Details section will be empty.
When a new order is placed, the details about that order are dynamically added to the Order Details section. When an order is partially or fully filled, or its status changes (to Pending, Cancelling, Canceled, Rejected, Expired, Filled, etc.), the information about the order status is also updated in the Order Details section.
You can also cancel your open orders using one of the following options:
Cancel one selected open order
Cancel all open orders for selected trading pair
Cancel all open orders
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