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# Trading

A tour of the trading screen and how to place a trade.

## 1. The trading screen at a glance

| Area               | What it shows                                                                                                  |
| ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Markets strip**  | Your favourite markets with live price and 24h change. Click one to switch.                                    |
| **Symbol bar**     | The selected market: last price, 24h change, mark and index price, 24h volume, funding rate and open interest. |
| **Chart**          | TradingView chart with drawing tools and indicators.                                                           |
| **Order book**     | Resting buy and sell orders, the spread and recent trades.                                                     |
| **Order terminal** | Where you set up and submit orders.                                                                            |
| **Account**        | Your balance and risk rate.                                                                                    |
| **Positions**      | Open positions, pending orders, TP/SL and your trading history.                                                |

Use **Layout** in the symbol bar to move the order terminal left or right, show or hide the order book, and place the markets strip on top, at the bottom, on the left or hide it.

## 2. Place a trade

### Pick a market

Click the market name in the symbol bar to search all markets, or pick one from the markets strip. Mark markets with the star to add them to your **Favorites**.

### Read the market

Check the price, the order book depth and the funding rate. The **mark price** is used for PnL and liquidation, not the last traded price.

### Set up your order

1. Choose the **margin mode** (Cross or Isolated) and your **leverage**.
2. Choose the **order type**: Limit, Market or one of the Advanced types. See [Order types](/core-concepts/order-types.md).
3. Choose **Buy** (long) or **Sell** (short).
4. Enter the **price** (for limit orders) and the **size** — either in the asset (Qty) or in USDC (Order size). You can also use the slider to size by your available margin.
5. Optional: add **TP/SL** and order options such as Post only, Reduce only or Hidden.

### Review and submit

Before submitting, check the **estimated liquidation price** and the **fees** shown under the button. With **Order confirm** enabled you get a final summary before the order is sent.

### Manage your position

Your open position appears in the **Positions** tab. From there you can close it (fully or partly), add or change TP/SL, and follow your unrealized PnL. Filled orders, pending orders and your history each have their own tab.


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