Trade the market

Spot is a two-sided market. Buyers rest priced bids, sellers rest priced asks, and the engine crosses them. This section covers the mechanics that both sides depend on, plus the public market data surface.

The live board is public and needs no account. The Trade application adds order entry and positions.

How the market works

• The spot market — what is traded and why the price moves
• Instruments — capability classes, not vendor names
• Matching — how bids and asks cross
• Settlement — delivery, take-or-pay, and the ledger
• SLA enforcement — what a seller commits to and what happens on default

Market API

• Market data & WebSocket — books, candles, and the live feed
• Trades — executed trade history
• Examples — trade history polling, worked
• Market OpenAPI — the full wire contract

Fees and settlement terms are on the fees page.