Bitfinex is a trading platform for Bitcoin and Litecoin with many advanced features including margin trading, exchange and liquidity swaps.
Here you can buy and sell bitcoins or litecoins not only from Bitfinex but also other exchanges, for maximum liquidity and lower fees
You can open leveraged positions using funds from lenders
Put up your swap offers. Enjoy great and insured return rates on dollars, BTC or LTC paid by other traders willing to short or leverage BTC or LTC.
Bitfinex is a trading platform for Bitcoin and Litecoin with many advanced features including margin trading, exchange and liquidity swaps.
We take security very seriously. We pride ourselves on being the most secure bitcoin exchange. See our security practices here
Who are you? Are you a registered company?
The Bitfinex trading platform is currently in a beta phase (testing phase). The company is incorporated in Hong Kong as a Limited Liability Corporation. Once the beta phase testing is complete the system will go live under the company name.
The team behind Bitfinex: Initially founded by Raphael Nicolle, it is now powered by a small team of crypto currency and finance experts dedicated to make Bitfinex grow to the highest standards.
In your history, you may see the word 'settlement'. Settlement is the process of correcting a negative balance. Let's take an example: Let's say Bitfinex charges a trading fee of 0.1 BTC to user1. But user1 only has dollars in his wallet, and no BTC . So Bitfinex will charge the BTC, and then make a settlement, converting the BTC charged from the dollars balance of user1. To make this conversion, the rate used is the last ask price (if we settle a negative BTC balance) or bid price (if we settle a negative USD balance).
You will then see a debit in your settled balance, and a credit to the other balance.