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Cryptocurrency Trading Course
Lesson 2 of 26 · Free lesson

Introduction to Off-Chain Trading

What this lesson covers

  • Established exchanges: Coinbase, Kraken, Bitstamp, Binance
  • Spot and derivatives exchanges: Bybit, OKX, KuCoin, Gate, HTX
  • How a purchase with USDT works, using Ethereum as the example
  • What every trade has: price, quantity, slippage and fees
  • The order book and the bid-ask spread
  • Market orders and limit orders
  • What dollar-cost averaging (DCA) is
  • Depositing, converting and withdrawing
  • How exchange staking products work and what they risk

General information for learning, not financial advice. Trading can lose money.