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Spot trading is the most straightforward way to trade on Yellow.pro. It is the direct exchange of one cryptocurrency for another at the current market price — you buy or sell an asset and receive it immediately in your account balance. A spot market is always quoted as a pair, such as ETH-USDT or BTC-USDT, where:
  • the asset on the left is the base currency (what you are buying or selling)
  • the asset on the right is the quote currency (what you are paying or receiving)
Example: trading ETH-USDT means you are exchanging ETH and USDT. If you buy, you spend USDT to receive ETH. If you sell, you spend ETH to receive USDT.

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How Spot Trading Works on Yellow.pro

Yellow.pro uses an order book model — when you place an order, it is matched against other traders’ orders. When a spot order fills:
  1. Your balance updates immediately on the platform after execution.
  2. You can continue trading with your updated balance right away.
  3. No on-chain transaction occurs for each trade. Assets only move on-chain when you deposit or withdraw.
This means trading is fast and efficient — every trade settles internally, and blockchain fees only apply at deposit and withdrawal.

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What You Can Trade

Yellow.pro offers a variety of spot markets, browsable in the markets list on the left panel of the trading interface. Each market has its own parameters:
  • Tick size — the smallest price increment allowed
  • Step size — the smallest quantity increment allowed
  • Minimum order size or value — the smallest trade you can place
  • Fee rate — the cost of executing a trade

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Spot vs Perpetual Trading

If you are new to trading, spot is the recommended starting point. Perpetual trading involves additional complexity and risk.