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# Placing a Simple Trade

Once your account is set up and funded, you’re ready to trade. 

At its core, trading means deciding whether an asset’s price will move up or down, and specifying the price levels at which you want to open and close your position.

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### Placing a Trade

* From the token list (either click the dropdown or press “2” on your keyboard), choose the asset you’d like to trade.
* Perform any technical analysis you prefer—such as drawing lines on the chart.
* Decide at which price you want to enter and exit the trade.
* If you want to execute the trade immediately, select “Market” (or press “M”). If you’d like to enter at a specified future price, select “Limit” (or press “L”).
* Enter the amount of money (USDC) you wish to allocate to the trade (click the input box or press “A”).
* If desired, enable TP/SL and specify target prices for taking profit or stopping loss.
* Finally, choose whether you’re going “Long” (press “B”) or “Short” (press “S”).