> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.whitebit.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Markets & Trading Pairs

> Understand market types, trading pair notation, and how to fetch market data from the WhiteBIT API.

WhiteBIT organizes trading around **market pairs** — combinations of a base asset and a quote asset, written as `BASE_QUOTE` (for example, `BTC_USDT`). The base asset (left side) is what gets bought or sold. The quote asset (right side) is what gets paid with.

## Market types

WhiteBIT supports four market types, each using different account balances and leverage settings.

| Type               | Pairs           | Balance    | Leverage   | Example    |
| ------------------ | --------------- | ---------- | ---------- | ---------- |
| **Spot**           | 750+            | Trade      | None (1×)  | `BTC_USDT` |
| **Margin**         | Spot pairs      | Collateral | Up to 10×  | `BTC_USDT` |
| **Futures**        | 270+ perpetuals | Collateral | Up to 100× | `BTC_PERP` |
| **TradFi Futures** | Region-gated    | —          | —          | `AAPL_USD` |

**Spot** — Direct buy/sell. Orders execute against the spot orderbook. Funds held in the [Trade balance](/concepts/balances).

**Margin** — Leveraged trading on spot pairs with up to 10× leverage. Pair names are identical to spot (e.g., `BTC_USDT`). Funds held in the [Collateral balance](/concepts/balances). Isolated margin mode available.

**Futures** — Perpetual contracts with up to 100× leverage. Pairs use the `_PERP` suffix (e.g., `BTC_PERP`). Funds held in the [Collateral balance](/concepts/balances). Hedge Mode allows simultaneous long and short positions.

**TradFi Futures** — Futures markets on traditional-finance assets such as equities (e.g., `AAPL_USD`). Identified in the [markets response](/api-reference/market-data/market-info) by `type: tradfiFutures` and `isTradFiFutures: true`. Availability is region-gated — markets not available in a given region are omitted from `GET /api/v4/public/markets` entirely.

<Note>
  **API naming convention:** WhiteBIT's API uses "collateral" endpoints for both
  Margin and Futures trading. The market pair determines the product:
  spot pairs (e.g., `BTC_USDT`) for Margin, perpetual pairs (e.g., `BTC_PERP`)
  for Futures. All endpoints under `/api/v4/order/collateral/` and
  `/api/v4/collateral-account/` serve both products.
</Note>

## How to fetch market info

Public endpoints — no authentication required:

* **Spot, Margin + TradFi futures markets:** `GET /api/v4/public/markets` — [API Reference](/api-reference/market-data/market-info)
* **Perpetual futures markets:** `GET /api/v4/public/futures` — [API Reference](/api-reference/market-data/available-futures-markets-list)

## Key market fields

Each market returned by `GET /api/v4/public/markets` includes:

| Field           | Description                                    |
| --------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| `stock`         | Base asset ticker (e.g., `BTC`)                |
| `money`         | Quote asset ticker (e.g., `USDT`)              |
| `minAmount`     | Minimum order quantity in the base asset       |
| `minTotal`      | Minimum order total in the quote asset         |
| `makerFee`      | Default maker fee rate (decimal)               |
| `takerFee`      | Default taker fee rate (decimal)               |
| `tradesEnabled` | Whether trading is active on the pair          |
| `stockPrec`     | Maximum decimal places for base asset quantity |
| `moneyPrec`     | Maximum decimal places for quote asset amount  |

## Market statuses

The `tradesEnabled` field indicates whether a market is actively accepting orders. Markets can be temporarily disabled by the platform without prior notice.

For platform-wide maintenance status, call `GET /api/v4/public/platform/status` — [API Reference](/api-reference/market-data/maintenance-status).

## What's Next

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Order Types" icon="layer-group" href="/concepts/order-types">
    Learn about the 7 order types available on WhiteBIT.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Balances & Transfers" icon="wallet" href="/concepts/balances">
    Understand Main, Trade, and Collateral account types.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Market Data Quickstart" icon="chart-bar" href="/products/market-data/quickstart">
    Fetch live prices and orderbooks — no auth required.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>