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# Trading on Paradex

Paradex offers a complete suite of trading products designed for both retail and professional traders. From perpetual futures to spot markets, everything runs on a single unified margin account.

#### [Privacy Perps](/trading/privacy)

All positions, orders, and account data are encrypted end-to-end across L1, L2, and the cloud.

#### [FastFills](/trading/fastfills)

Faster execution for retail traders with 30% fee discounts for API traders who match with retail orders.

## Product types

#### [Perpetual Futures](/trading/instruments-guide)

Trade BTC, ETH, SOL, and 100+ other perpetual futures contracts with up to 50x leverage.

#### [Dated Options](/trading/dated-options/overview)

European-style options with fixed expiration dates. Choose from daily, weekly, and monthly expiry cycles, settled in USDC.

#### [Spot Trading](/trading/spot-trading/supported-order-types)

Buy and sell tokens directly with support for limit, market, and advanced order types.

## Trading features

#### [Order Types](/trading/orders/placing-orders)

Limit, Market, Stop, Scaled, TWAP, and TP/SL orders with advanced instructions like Post-Only and IOC.

#### [Retail vs Pro Orders](/trading/trader-profiles)

Understand how Paradex classifies orders as Retail or Pro based on submission method.

#### [Price Impact & Slippage](/trading/price-impact-and-slippage)

Understand price impact mechanics and configure max slippage settings for your orders.

Start Trading

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