Exchange setup
Exchange setup guides
Concrete walkthroughs for creating a trading-bot-ready API key on each supported venue — with the right scopes, IP whitelist, and zero withdrawal access.
- Global
Binance
Largest global spot + USDT-M futures venue. Tight rate limits, deep liquidity.
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- Global
Bybit
Derivatives-first venue with growing spot. Unified Trading Account simplifies risk.
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- US-friendly
Kraken
Mature US-friendly venue. Separate APIs for Spot and Futures.
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- Global
OKX
Sophisticated derivatives. Keys require an extra passphrase on top of key + secret.
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- US-friendly
Coinbase Advanced Trade
US-regulated successor to Coinbase Pro. CB-ACCESS-* signed REST + WebSocket.
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- US-friendly
Alpaca
US equities + crypto with a free paper trading sandbox identical to live.
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- Global
Bitfinex
Long-established venue with margin + funding markets. Sub-account API for isolation.
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Exchange dashboards change occasionally. If a menu path looks different in your account, search for "API" inside your account settings — the underlying flow (Create key → Set permissions → IP whitelist → Save) is the same across every venue here.