# Opening a Position on tatadex

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If you haven't made a deposit on tatadex yet, please follow the instructions on the [deposit guide page](/tatadex/user-guides/how-to-deposit-on-tatadex.md) before continuing with this guide.
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1. **Navigate to the Trading Page**

* After making a deposit, go to the tatadex trading page by tapping the **Trade** button at the bottom of the screen.
* In the upper-left corner, select your trading pair by tapping on the drop down menu and selecting which contract pair you would like to trade.\
  (e.g. BTC-USDT, ETH-USDT, 1000PEPE-USD)

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2. **Choose Your Preferred Order Type**

* Now, tap the drop-down menu on the right side to select your order type.

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://i.ibb.co/F6dSFrz/trade2.png" alt="" width="375"><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

* You have multiple order types to choose from: **Limit, Market, Advance Limit, Conditional Market, Conditional Limit.**<br>

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* Select the order type that best suits your trading strategy by tapping on it. For this guide, we’ll use a **Market Order** so that the position is opened immediately upon execution.

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You can learn more about the various order types [here.](/tatadex/tatadex/trading-perpetual-contracts/order-types.md)
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3. **Set Your Order Size and Leverage**

* Adjust the leverage for your order using the drop-down menu in the top-left corner. You can set it to a maximum of 50x, depending on the contract pair.
* Enter your desired order size by inputting the quantity in the field on the right-hand side. Alternatively, you can use the percentage selector to determine your order size based on your available margin.

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://i.ibb.co/DWCXp0b/trade4.png" alt="" width="375"><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

4. **Choose a Direction and Submit your Order**

* Tap on the corresponding button to submit an order:
  * Select **Buy/Long** if you believe the price will rise.
  * Select **Sell/Short** if you believe the price will fall.

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://i.ibb.co/HzynnYx/trade5.jpg" alt="" width="375"><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

5. **Your order has been submitted.**

* You can check on the status of your orders and positions by scrolling down to the bottom of the page.<br>

<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://i.ibb.co/fd6m2Qq/trade6.jpg" alt="" width="375"><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

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Your position will only open once your orders are filled. For market orders, they are filled immediately based on the best available prices in the order book.
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