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# Order Book

The order book represents all the available orders to buy or sell asset of a specific market.

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 In the form you will be able to interact with the order book as long as a wallet is connected.
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## Take an order

Step By Step Guide

1. Click the 'Take' button next to the order you wish to take.

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In mobile click on the order row to start the take process.
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  2\. Choose how much of that order you wish to take and click 'Continue'.

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When a partial order is taken, a new order (less the amount that was taken) will be propagated.

* Confirm your 'Take' order by reviewing the order summary and click ' Continue'.
* Note that the order quantity or total price will be adjusted according to the contract rules:
* The DEX contract always favorites the maker of the order.
* The minimum price of an order is 1 Kalapa.
* The amount of an asset can not be smaller than 1 Kalapa.

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3\. Enter your password and click 'Take Order' button to execute your order.

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## Create a buy/sell order

Step By Step Guide

1. Choose between the buy or sell tab.

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2\. Fill in the form with the desired values.

After you enter 2 of the values the 3rd will be automatically computed:

* Enter p**rice per unit** and **quantity** and the *total price* will be automatically computed.
* Enter **quantity** and **total price** and the *price per unit* will be automatically computed.
* Enter **price per unit** and **total price** and the *quantity* will be automatically computed.

3\. Click on the Make Buy/Sell Order button to continue.

4\. Confirm your 'Make' order by reviewing the order summary and click 'Continue'.

* Note that the order quantity or total price will be adjusted according to the contract rules:
* The DEX contract always favorites the maker of the order.
* The minimum price of an order is 1 Kalapa.
* The amount of an asset can not be smaller than 1 Kalapa.

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5\. Enter your password to continue.

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6\. Verify your 'Make' order was successfully propagated and check up on its status.

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Once your order is created it will appear as 'Pending' on the pair's order book until the transaction is added to a block, only then will it be available for trade.

## Verify your order was successfully propagated and check up on its status.

When you publish a new order a 'Pending' indication will appear in your Operations tab until it gets its first confirmation (added to a block).

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