Questions tagged [trade]

Questions related to Bitcoin trading.

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Where do the dollars go?

This question seems to me to be such an obvious question, that it must be answered somewhere. As I understand it is necessary to buy bitcoins using dollars or some other currency. Where do those dollars etc. go?
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It is possible to build a P2P system to trade Bitcoins?

It is possible to build a peer-to-peer (similar to BitTorrent) system to trade Bitcoins? Well, the discussion pointed in the 1st answer is very similar to what I have in mind. But, I have some sub-questions: Is there any possibility to use…
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How hard is it to transfer money between Bitcoin exchanges?

Say I had a 100$ in a Mt.Gox account and wanted to send it to my TradeHill account, how hard is it to perform a transaction like that without going through a separate bank account? I'm mostly asking in a context of automated trading bots, buying and…
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Is Wuala (LaCie) the largest company to accept Bitcoins?

I just found out that you can pay for Wuala with Bitcoins. They are owned by LaCie, who have a revenue of €351.8 million according to Wikipedia. I think this makes them by far the largest company to accept Bitcoin for payment. Is that correct or are…
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Will ripple automagically use the ordebook when finding a path?

I have a question regarding this scenario. A (test-gateway) 28000 XRP in balance B (user1) trust line with A for 1000 USD 400 XRP in balance C (user2) trust line with bitstamp for 100 BTC 400 XRP in balance A issues 100 USD/A to B B now…
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Order list or trades history Btce via api

Im trying to get my orders list or trades list via Btc-e Api but it always return 0 is bugged or what ? if (accountKey != null && accountSecret != null) { btcApi = new BtceApi(accountKey, accountSecret); …
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Coinbase "convert" API?

I use the convert functions at coinbase to take advantage of market changes to increase my position amounts. This weekend I am going to write a php script that tracks the available conversion pairs and makes charts & notifications when a coin you…
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How can I transfer my bitcoins from my wallet to a market place?

I got a bitcoin coupon as a gift. I got the bitcoins into my wallet (Bread). Now I would like to transfer those coins into a market place like eToro or similar to start by selling some of them. I haven't found a way how to do that so far. Any help…
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How trade engine works?

How cryptocoin trade engine works? Is there any open source project available other than buttercoin. I want to build a simple trade engine in ruby on rails for cryptocoins. what are the essential parts needed other than API?
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How does cryptsy.com allocate trades for many orders with same price

How does cryptsy.com allocate trades for many orders with same price ? Orders can come from one or many accounts, my question applies to both situations, but it's obviously more interesting how they are executed when orders come from multiple…
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Selling BTC from BitMinter

I have started mining with BitMinter.com and am nearing a complete bitcoin. I have searched for hours for my account/wallet address so I can move bitcoins from BitMinter to an exchange. I can't seem to find that, or any way to sell any bitcoins I…
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Opening a short position on Kraken requires BTC to begin with?

Suppose I have US Dollars on Kraken and no BTC. And suppose I expect the Bitcoin price to drop a bit (which I don't, but suppose) so I would want to speculate and take a short position. Is this possible at all, or do I first need to have BTC in my…
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How do I interpret Bittrex's minimum trade size?

The following description from https://bittrex.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001473863-Bittrex-Trading-Rules confuses me: All cryptocurrency orders placed on the Bittrex platform are subject to the following minimum order sizes: The minimum…
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What are the benefits of running a crypto exchange website?

Getting straight to the question. Say I want to run a cryptocurrency exchange platform where people could come and buy/sell Bitcoin or Altcoin. The way I understood I have to partner up with a Bank in Order to be able to buy coins and have them in…
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What are the common cases of disputes where buyer is found guilty in cryptocurrency trade?

I am working on dispute management of crytocurrency trade and I am new in this field. I want to know what are the cases where a buyer is found guilty in a cryptocurrency trade whether it is on localbitcoin.com or anywhere else. It will be a good…
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