Spot trading
Buy and sell crypto on the order book: order types, fees, limits and order history.
Spot trading: order types, the order book and fees
How spot trading works: limit, market and stop-limit orders, reading the order book, maker and taker fees, price limits and favourites.
How to place a limit order on Xoibit
How to place a limit order in spot trading: choose your price and amount, understand why a limit price can be rejected, and see where your open order waits.
What is a market order?
What is a market order in spot trading: buy or sell right away at the best available prices, by amount or by total, with a slippage allowance per pair.
What is a stop-limit order and how do I use it?
What is a stop-limit order: set a stop price and a limit price, and a limit order is placed when the market trades at your stop. Use it to limit losses.
How to cancel a spot order on Xoibit
How to cancel a spot order: find it in open orders on the trading page or the Orders page and cancel it. The unfilled part is returned to your balance.
Why is my order not filled?
Why is my spot order not filled? Common reasons: your limit price is away from the market, nobody is trading at your price, or a stop has not triggered.
Spot trading fees on Xoibit
How spot trading fees work on Xoibit: maker and taker fees are set per pair and shown on the trading page, and are taken from the coin you receive.
How to read the order book
How to read the order book: bids and asks, price, amount and total columns, the spread, grouping by decimals and the market trades list on the trading page.
Maker vs taker: what is the difference?
Maker vs taker explained: a maker adds an order to the order book, a taker fills one that is already there. Each pair has its own maker and taker fee.
Minimum order size and price limits in spot trading
Why your spot order is rejected: each pair has a minimum and maximum order amount and only accepts limit prices within a set percentage of the market.
Where can I find my spot order and trade history?
Where to find your spot order history: open orders, order history and trade history pages, with filters by pair, side, type and time range, plus export.
How to set price alerts and favourite pairs
How to set a price alert on a spot pair and get notified in the app, by email or by SMS, and how to star pairs to add them to your favourites list.