Gate.io Review

Spot Trading

Spot trading involves securities traded for immediate deliver in the market on a specific date. Traders will find that assets eligible for spot trading quote a “spot price” and a “futures or forward price”. Traders will notice that spot market transactions have a settlement date.  On Gate.io there are USDT, BTC, ETH, QTUM and Time-Limited markets.

Futures Trading

Unlike the Perpetual Contract, Gate.io Futures have a delivery date, so the buyer and seller are obliged to complete the delivery on the predetermined date.

Margin Trading

Gate allows users to trade with up to 3-10x leverage rates varying from market to market. The maximum amount a trader can borrow depends on the allowed leverage rate. For example, where a 3x leverage is allowed, a margin account with 100 BTC can borrow up to 200 BTC.

Margin Lending

Margin lending transactions is one where one trader  lends money to another so it can buy or sell securities. Using lending service on gate.io, you can offer your loan to margin traders and earn interest while doing so.

How is interest calculated for Margin Lending?

Interest for margin lending is calculated on a two-tier scheme. Tire one lasts for four hours, which is the minimum duration. If your loan duration is within four hours, you will have to the interest for the four hours.  In the event that your loan exceeds four hours, the remaining duration will be accumulated on a hourly basis.

For example, if  trader A borrowed 2000 Gate Token and repaid it 2 hours later at the day rate of 0.04%.  Trader A will pay interest as follows:

0.04%/6 x2000 =0.133 Gate Token

In the event that trader A borrowed 2000 Gate Token and repaid it 9.5 hours later at the day rate of 0.04%, trader A will pay interest as follows:

• Initial 4 hours’ fee :

0.04%/6 x2000 =0.133 GT

• The remaining hours 

(10-4) X0.04%/24 X2000=0.2 GT

Trader A’s interest payable accumulated to : 0.133+0.2 =0.333 GT

Gate.io will take 18% from the interest the lender earned.

OTC Trading

OTC trading  is a form of decentralized trading. This means you sell directly to the buyer through a broker, rather than through a large centralized exchange with lots of red tape and exorbitant fees.

The BitFinex OTC market is an option for traders who are interested in performing large trades directly and bypassing the public order books. The OTC market provides access too large liquidity without affecting the exchange market price.

Two ways to take advantage of the OTC desk
1. Access real-time liquidity through BitFinex OTC desk
2. Trade directly with another BitFinex user.

Peer-to  Peer Trading

P2P trading happens when traders buy and sell cryptocurrencies directly to other traders, without using a third party or an intermediary. Binance P2P allows traders to sell their cryptocurrencies locally, with 0 trading fees. Traders are also allowed to create their trade advertisements to set their own prices.

Integrated Wallet

Trades have free access to the gate.io wallets, including a hot wallet.

Wallet.io

Wallet.io support hundreds of mainstream coins. It is also an added layer of security and requires rigorous 2FA verification. Traders can easily manage their entire coin portfolio on this external wallet.

Mobile App

The Gate.io app is available  on Android on iPhone for free.

Customer Support

Traders can reach the customer support department through the help centre, logging a ticket or by sending an email: [email protected]

Gate Union Referral Program

Now you can earn by inviting your network to join Gate.io. All new traders will get their own referral link when signing up to the platform. This link can be shared among friends, family or a business network. Once your network signs up and places their first trade, you will receive 40% of all trading fees from your invitees.

Your commission will be paid to you automatically and not on a weekly or monthly basis.

Corporate Accounts

Corporate Account do differ from individual accounts, especially when it comes to verification. It takes between 1-2 days and requires the traders basic information, including the company registration number, website URL. The Business License and bank account certificate must be uploaded too.  Business identity verification also requires company representative information such as:

• Front and back side of representative’s photo identity
• A photo of representative holding their photo ID
• A photo of Company representative holding business license
• Minutes of Meetings/ Board of Directors Consent
• Articles of Incorporation

Login Verification Setup

The login verification setup adds an extra layer of security to the traders account. Traders have to enable Google authenticator or SMS verification to enable this setting. Once this is done, a sms verification code from Google Authenticator is required every time you log in to your account.

Two-Factor Authentication

Every time a trader attempts to make a withdrawal or change any settings on the platform, two-factor verification will be required. If you have any trouble, opt to use google authentication instead.

Cold Storage

A cold storage wallet is available to traders as well as Wallet.io

Cybersecurity

8.75/10

CSS is an industry benchmark assessment of the cybersecurity characteristics of a given exchange. It consists of three weighted components: application-level security, SSL/TLS connection, and domain security. CSS uses over 18 indicators, based on the best practices of cybersecurity protection.

Multisig wallets just refer to a multi-signature wallet, where two or more traders have access to documents.

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