What are trading pairs?

In the Crypto Market, trades take place at exchanges through trading pairs.

These cryptocurrencies can be traded for each other and follow a pattern called base/quote, in which base is the traded asset and quote is the quotation asset.

Example #1: BTC/BRL is the Bitcoin pair quoted in Brazilian Real.

Example #2: LTC/BTC is the Litecoin pair quoted in Bitcoin.

It is also possible to search for cryptoassets using your own syntax, in order to filter more precisely the pairs you're looking for. Here are some examples:

/USDT.BINANCE

Displays a list of pairs that contain /USDT as the quote. Exchange Binance.

BTC.FTX

Displays a list of pairs that contain BITCOIN in their composition. Exchange FTX.


ETH.NOVADAX

Displays a list of pairs containing ETHEREUM in their composition. Exchange NovaDax.

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