Trade and exit on the live order book

Read depth, place and cancel orders, and sell part or all of a position.

6 minIntermediateInvestors

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Step by step

  1. 1

    Read the book

    Bids sit on the left, asks on the right. The spread between best bid and best ask tells you the real cost of an immediate exit.

  2. 2

    Place a sell

    Open the ticket, switch to Sell, choose market for speed or limit to name your price. You can sell a fraction of your holding.

  3. 3

    Manage open orders

    Open orders show fill progress and can be cancelled at any time while unfilled.

  4. 4

    Settle to wallet

    Proceeds land in your wallet balance, ready to redeploy into another property or to withdraw.