TradeGid: crypto exchanges, futures and P2P from a working trader
TradeGid is the guide I wish I had in 2020, when I opened my first exchange account. It covers picking an exchange, funding it through P2P, trading spot and futures, and not losing your deposit on your first leveraged trade.
Who this site is for
I've traded crypto since 2020: started on spot, moved to futures, lived through a couple of liquidations and the 2022 crash. Almost every mistake described here is one I made myself. So the pages aren't about getting rich fast – they explain how the tools work and where the traps are.
- Beginners – a step-by-step path from sign-up to the first trade, without jargon.
- Spot traders – how futures, leverage, funding and liquidation work, with calculators.
- People choosing an exchange – Binance, Bybit, OKX, Bitget and Gate compared by products and availability.
- People cashing out – how to sell USDT through P2P and get local currency to your bank account or e-wallet.
The site is for people who want to understand what they click, not copy someone else's signals.
Start here: a beginner's path in 5 steps
This is the order I give friends who ask me to teach them crypto.
- Sign up on an exchange. Pick one in the exchange comparison and create an account. You'll want a second one later, but one is enough to start.
- Verify your identity (KYC). ID and a selfie. Without it, big exchanges lock P2P, larger withdrawals and most products.
- First deposit via P2P. You buy USDT from another user for local currency, and the exchange holds the seller's coins in escrow until they confirm your payment. The reverse is covered in P2P & cash-out.
- Spot first, then futures basics. On spot, the coin you buy is yours. Move to futures only after you understand leverage and liquidation.
- Risk management. Before your first leveraged trade, size it in the position size calculator. The rule that helped me most: risk no more than 1–2% of the deposit per trade.
Order matters more than speed: most beginner losses happen when people swap steps 4 and 5.
Where to find what on the site
| Task | Section | What's there |
|---|---|---|
| Choose an exchange and sign up | Exchanges | Reviews of five exchanges, product comparison, step-by-step registration |
| Understand futures | Futures | Leverage, long and short, funding, liquidation, margin modes |
| Buy or sell USDT for local currency | P2P & cash-out | How P2P works, cashing USDT out to a card, avoiding scams |
| Learn to read a chart | TradingView | Plans, RSI, MACD and moving averages |
| Buy stocks through a crypto exchange | Stocks | Tokenized stocks, xStocks, how to buy |
| Gauge market mood | CoinMarketCap | Fear and Greed Index, coin rankings |
| Run the numbers before a trade | Calculators | Liquidation price, position size, profit and loss |
Cards for every section are listed further down this page.
Which exchange to choose
There is no best exchange for everyone. One person needs options, another wants copy trading or stocks, a third just needs a P2P market in their own currency. Tick what you plan to use in the widget and it will keep the exchanges that fit.
I keep accounts on more than one exchange myself: if one goes into maintenance or pauses withdrawals, the other is ready. The full comparison and review links are in Exchanges. Availability depends on your country, so check the exchange's terms before signing up.
How we write our guides
We check exchange fees, limits and products against official pages and add the date we checked. If we can't confirm a number, we don't print it – we point to where you can look it up. Illustrations and charts are our own, and the data on them is for teaching only.
In this section
- P2PHow P2P works, how to pick a counterparty and keep your bank account safe.
- TradingViewWhat TradingView does, why crypto traders use it and how to start free.
- ExchangesReviews of five exchanges, a product comparison and step-by-step sign-up.
- FuturesPerpetual contracts, leverage, long and short, funding and liquidation – where to start.
- StocksStock tokens and stock perpetuals on Bybit, Binance, OKX, Bitget and Gate: what they are and where to buy.
- CoinMarketCapHow to read market cap, volume and supply on CMC, and why it is not an exchange.
- CalculatorsLiquidation, risk-based position size, PnL and funding – everything you work out before a trade.
- About TradeGidTradeGid is a crypto trading guide written by a practicing trader: how we write, how we check facts and how the site makes money.
- ContactHow to reach the TradeGid team: questions about our exchange and trading guides, corrections of errors or outdated data, partnerships.
- Privacy policyWhat data tradegid.com collects, why it uses browser storage and how affiliate links to exchanges work.
- Risk disclosureTrading crypto, futures and tokenized stocks is high risk. Please read this before using anything on the site.