Opening Market Orders

To be used to open a trade immediately. It will open at the market price (+ spread).

Connecting  your Wallet
Connect your wallet to Buffer by clicking on the "Connect Wallet" button on the Trade Page (Fig.1)
Newbie tip: if you're new to Buffer or DeFi in general, you will first need to install and add a wallet before you start interacting with any of the dApps.
If you do not have a wallet yet, you can use Metamask or Rabby. 
Don't see your wallet? You can use the WalletConnect option to connect using Ledger, Rainbow Wallet, Trust Wallet, Gnosis Safe, Argent, and many more.
Fig.1 Connect Wallet
Activating your 1 Click Trading Account:
Follow our Account Setup guide to activate and register your 1 Click Trading Account (Fig.2)
Fig.2 Activate 1 Click Trading Account
Selecting a Market & Trading Pair
Click on the "drop-down" menu on the top left-hand side of the interface to discover different markets supported on Buffer. 
You can use the "star" ⭐ ticker on the list to add your favorite pairs to 'Favorites.'
Select a trading pair you'd like to open an Up/Down position on. 
Fig.3 Market/Trading Pair Selector
Selecting a timeframe
From the trading dashboard on the right, choose the preferred timeframe
Min. available timeframe: 3m
Max. available timeframe: 4hrs
Fig.4 Timeframe Selector
Selecting the Trade size and asset
Select the investment asset and key in the investment size. 
Supported Assets:
USDC
ARB
BFR
Fig.5 Trade Asset Type & Size Selector
Adjusting Slippage
When choosing to place a market order, users may wish to adjust slippage tolerance.
Slippage tolerance is the percentage of price fluctuations you can tolerate before your trade is opened.
Default slippage is set to 0.05%.
To adjust slippage:
Click on the Gear icon on the top right of the interface
Trade settings >> Slippage tolerance
Type in the desired slippage
Fig. 6 Slippage Adjustor
Select Order Type Market
Once all trade parameters are set, make sure you've selected the order type as "Market"
Fig.7 Order Type Selector
Opening a Position
Click on "Up" or "Down" on the Trade page depending on which side you would like to open a market order on.
Up position:
Earns a profit if the token's price goes up
Makes a loss if the token's price goes down
Down position:
Earns a profit if the token's price goes down
Makes a loss if the token's price goes up
Fig.8 Trade Direction Selector
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Trading Tip: If you are unfamiliar with short-term options, please head to the overview page to learn more about this product. 
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