Order book

Monitor live buy and sell prices, bid/ask spreads, and trading depth in one place

Summary

This widget displays a list of currently open buy and sell limit orders for a selected asset along with the current bid-ask spread.

Order book
Order book

The widget is dynamic and is continuously updated in real time. It provides three different sections displaying the following information:

  • Open sell orders are highlighted in red and listed in the top section. The best ask, which is the sell order with the lowest price, is displayed at the bottom of this list.

  • Open buy orders are highlighted in green and listed in the bottom section. The best bid, which is the buy order with the highest price, is displayed at the top of this list.

  • The middle section displays the current bid-ask spread indicating the gap between the best ask and bid prices declared for an asset.

Settings

Select a market to display

To view data for a specific market, select it from the available categories in the topbar.

Alternatively, you can quickly switch between markets using the Favorite markets widget.

Display only asks/bids

In the upper part of the widget, you can choose how to display the Order book:

  • — full view.

  • — buy orders only + spread.

  • — sell orders only + spread.

Fields

Each row of the Order book provides the following information about a selected market:

Price

The price, in the quote asset.


Amount

The total amount of the base asset available at a corresponding price level.


Total

The total amount, in the quote asset, required to fully execute the orders at a corresponding price level.

In addition, you can use the Market depth widget to evaluate the liquidity of a specific asset based on the overall volume of orders traded at various price levels.

For Spot instruments, hover over Order book rows to view additional information and buy or sell assets in click:

Average price

The average price, in the quote asset.


Total volume

The total amount of the base asset available at a corresponding price level.


Grand total

The total amount, in the quote asset, required to fully execute the orders at a corresponding price level.


Buy / Sell

Click the button to instantly place a market order to buy or sell the asset at the selected price level.

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