Welcome to the 1st article in the 5th step of the Step-By-Step Guides.
This is a step-by-step guide on how to buy cryptocurrencies instantly at the current market price.
If you wish to look at other methods of trading, you can skip to the other step-by-step guides below:
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Step 5 - Article 2: How do you Buy Cryptocurrencies at a Price you want?
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Step 5 - Article 3: How do you instantly sell Cryptocurrencies at the Market Price?
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Step 5 - Article 4: How do you Sell Cryptocurrencies at a Price you want?
If not, please read on.
Assuming you want to buy 1 BTC instantly at the current market price:
1. Make sure you are at the "Trade" page.
2. Click on either the "Best Buy" button or choose the order at the highest row of the ask side of the orderbook. This means you are selecting the current market price (Which is the cheapest BTC for sale).
By doing this, you are becoming a "Market Taker" because you are directly buying from an existing order on the orderbook.
Because of this, you will pay taker fees (0.5% at the time of writing this article).
3. Then, type in the amount of BTC you will like to buy in the "Amount" textbox. Press the green "Buy BTC" button.
4. Upon successful execution of your order, you will see similar green messages like the ones below pop up on the right side of your screen:
5. That's it! You have purchased cryptocurrency.