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- About STXWhat STX is, how event contracts work, and who you trade with.
- Accounts and eligibilityWho can open an account, identity verification, location and account restrictions.
- Available balanceYour available balance is the cash you can use for new orders, meaning funds not already held for open orders or positions.
- Changing your detailsHow to change your password, or update your name, address, email or phone number on your STX account.
- Closing your accountHow to close your STX account, what has to happen first, and how to take a break from trading instead.
- Cool off periodTake a short break from trading on STX with a cool off period. How to set one and what it means for your account.
- Deposits, withdrawals and feesFunding your account, when deposits are available, withdrawals and fees.
- Fee ScheduleSTX's US trading fees. Takers pay a fee and makers get a rebate, both set by the price: at most $1.25 and $0.25 per 100 contracts.
- How to place a limit orderWhat a limit order is, how its limit price works, and how to place one on STX using the Order Slip.
- How to place an orderHow to buy or sell contracts on an STX market using the Order Slip, and how YES and NO outcomes settle.
- I can't log inWhat to do if you forgot your password or the email on your account, your account is locked, or it says it is not active.
- Limit historyWhere to see the history of the member limits you have set on your STX account, including changes to them.
- Location checksWhy your location matters when you trade on STX, why not to use a VPN, and what to do if your location looks wrong.
- Market integrity and exchange informationAffiliates, conflicts, market makers, notices and your trade records.
- OrdersTerms used for orders on STX, from the order book to maker, taker, open, filled and partially filled orders.
- Outcomes and settlementHow results are determined, what contracts pay and when settlement happens.
- Portfolio valueYour portfolio value is what your holdings on STX are worth at market prices, including your balance, positions and orders.
- PositionsWhat a position on STX is, how it is created when your orders trade, and which outcome a bought or sold position needs.
- Prices and liquidityWhat prices mean, bid, ask and spread, liquidity and changing open orders.
- PricingHow prices work on STX. Each contract is priced from $0.01 to $0.99, and the price reflects the market's view of YES.
- Reading a marketWhat buying and selling mean on an STX market, what a price like $0.68 tells you, and what quantity means.
- Responsible tradingTools that help you stay in control of your trading on STX, from limits to a break or self-exclusion, and how to get help.
- Results and settlement questionsWhat to do if you think a market settled the wrong way, or your position has not settled yet, and where a market's rules are.
- Risk, security and supportRisk of loss, prohibited conduct, position limits, account security and how to get help.
- Self-exclusionExclude yourself from trading on STX for a longer period. How to set it up and what it means for your account.
- SettlementsHow a position on STX settles, either by an offsetting trade before the market ends or by the market's result.
- Sports situationsOvertime, ties, withdrawn players, suspended games and corrected results.
- Trading and ordersPlacing, matching, cancelling and closing orders, and full collateralization.
- Trading limitsSet limits on your deposits, the amount you can have at risk, your losses and your time on STX, and how changing a limit works.
- Verifying your identityWhy STX verifies your identity, what to expect when you apply, and what to do if your account is still pending review.