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The trading workspace, explained
The trading workspace is where every active trade gets placed, monitored, and closed. Open it from Trade in the top nav and pick any instrument. Here is what each region does and how to read it.
The instrument header
Top of the page. Shows the symbol, the last trade price, the 24-hour change, and the live spread. The spread is the difference between the best bid and the best ask, and it is the cheapest possible round-trip cost on any trade. A tight spread (a few basis points) means liquidity is healthy. A wide spread is a warning that liquidity has thinned, often around news or in low-volume hours.
The chart
Candlestick chart with a timeframe switcher above it. Timeframes available: 1m, 5m, 15m, 1h, 4h, 1d. The same data is precomputed at all six intervals, so switching is instant.
A few things to know:
- The chart shows last-trade price, not mid or mark.
- Volume bars sit below each candle. They tell you how much participation backed the move.
- Touch-driven crosshair on mobile lets you read the OHLC of any candle. On desktop, hover.
The order book and depth
Below the chart on desktop, in a sub-tab on mobile. Shows resting bids and asks at each price level. The depth chart visualizes the cumulative size on each side. A useful pre-trade habit: glance at the depth and estimate roughly how much your intended order will consume. If you would eat through 5+ levels, either size down or use a limit order.
The order form
Right side on desktop. The bottom sticky CTA opens it on mobile.
- Side and type at the top. Buy or sell. Limit by default.
- Price and quantity in the middle. The position sizer below lets you enter risk percent and stop distance and have quantity computed for you.
- Leverage slider for perpetuals. As you move it, the liquidation price updates live next to your stop. If the liquidation creeps inside your stop, lower the leverage.
- Bracket order toggle, recommended on. Adds a stop-loss and take-profit child orders that activate when the entry fills.
- Advanced flags in a disclosure section: post-only, reduce-only, isolated vs cross margin, mark vs last for stop triggers.
The bottom rail
Three tabs, each with a desktop table and a mobile card layout:
- Orders - active and recent orders. Cancel, modify, or close from here.
- Positions - open positions with live PnL, liquidation price, accumulated funding. Close with a click.
- Trades - every fill. Maker or taker tag is shown so you can see your execution mix.
Price alerts
The alerts panel lets you set price triggers for any instrument. When the trigger fires, you get a real-time notification (and an email if the entitlement is on). Useful for watchlists where you do not want to camp the chart.
Mobile vs desktop
The desktop layout is a 3-pane grid (chart, order form, bottom rail). Mobile uses a single-column workspace: chart on top, sticky trade-CTA, order sheet that slides up. Symbol switching on mobile is via the symbol picker sheet (search + watchlist + recents).
Both layouts share the same underlying data and order plumbing. The UI differs; the engine does not.