Trading Operations Basics

Market Types:

Spot Trading: Buying and selling the actual asset (e.g., BTC) for immediate delivery.

Margin Trading: Borrowing funds to trade larger positions than your capital allows, increasing potential profits and risks.

Futures & Derivatives: Contracts to buy or sell BTC at a future date and price without owning the underlying asset.

Order Types:

Market Order: Buy/sell instantly at the best available price.

Limit Order: Set a specific price to buy/sell; order executes only if that price is reached.

Stop-Loss Order: Automatically sell to limit losses if price drops to a set level.

Take-Profit Order: Automatically sell to lock in gains once price hits your target.

Key Operations:

Opening a Position: Buying (long) or selling (short) an asset.

Closing a Position: Selling (if long) or buying back (if short) to realize profits or losses.

Monitoring & Adjusting: Watching the market and modifying orders or positions based on new info.

Risk Management:

Using stop-loss orders.

Not risking more than a small % of your capital on any trade.

Diversifying trades and avoiding emotional decisions.

Tools & Platforms:

Exchanges like Binance, Coinbase, Kraken.

Trading bots, charts, technical indicators (RSI, MACD, Moving Averages).

Wallets for securely holding your crypto.