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Once you’ve funded your account, you’re ready to start trading on Basemarket. This guide introduces the core concepts.

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How Trading Works

Trading on Basemarket is simple:
  1. Choose a market you want to trade on.
  2. Decide your position: Buy YES if you think an event will happen, NO if you don’t.
  3. Choose your order type: Market order (instant - $ amount based) or limit order (set your price - share amount based).
  4. Click buy or sell to execute your trade.
When the market resolves, winning shares are worth $1.00 each and losing shares become worthless.

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Learn More

  • Order Book - Understand how to read order books and market depth.
  • Market Orders - Execute trades instantly at current prices.
  • Limit Orders - Set your desired price and wait for fills.
  • Trading Fees - Understand Basemarket’s fee structure.