1. Understanding Spot Trading
Spot trading involves the immediate purchase or sale of currencies or financial instruments for quick settlement on a specific date. Unlike futures or forward contracts, spot trading reflects the market value for instant delivery, with price differences influenced by time value, interest rates, and expiration.
Centralized spot exchanges handle compliance, security, and custody, charging fees for these services. Decentralized exchanges offer similar functions using blockchain-based smart contracts, ensuring transparency and efficiency while providing a convenient trading experience.
2. Spot Prices
The market value of an asset is known as the spot price. When using market orders, the system executes transactions at the best available price, but price fluctuations may occur during the process. For example, if you wish to buy 10 ETH at the current spot price but only 3 ETH are available, the remaining order may be executed at a different price. Once an order is matched, the spot price updates in real-time.
3. Echobit Spot Trading Order Types
Echobit supports two order types: Limit Order and Market Order.
Limit Order
- A limited order allows users to set a specific order quantity and the highest acceptable buy price or lowest sell price. Orders execute only when market prices meet the set conditions.
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Buy limit price: Cannot exceed 120% of the latest price.
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Sell limit price: Cannot be lower than 80% of the latest price.
Market Order
- A market order executes immediately at the best available price to achieve fast transactions.
- Market order price range: Cannot exceed 20% of the latest price; any excess will be canceled by the system.
Echobit is committed to providing a secure, compliant, and efficient spot trading experience for global users. We will continue optimizing platform features to deliver excellent trading services. Thank you for your trust and support!
Echobit Team
