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Demo account explained (Paper Trading account)
Demo account explained (Paper Trading account)
Understand how Demo account works.
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Practice Trading in 3Commas without risking your funds!

You don't need to invest anything as Demo account (Paper Trading account) is a simulation where you get a virtual deposit for trading purposes:

  • Learn how to trade without risking real funds; you can create up to 1500* DCA Bots and have up to 1500* active trades!

  • Practice with the 3Commas features.

  • Practice your trading skills and test new trading strategies.

  • Experiment using TradingView custom bot messages or develop your own Apps with the 3Commas Developer API!

* These limits work for Real and Demo accounts, which means that you can use these limits according to your needs: for example, 1000 active DCA bots on a real account and 500 on a Demo account. This rule also works for active trades.

Get a similar experience to real trading...

The Demo account replicates actual price movements. The price moves the same way as on a real exchange and in real time. Demo account price movements are duplicated from real trading prices on the Binance.com Spot market!

BTC has good news and is rocketing to the moon?

ETH has terrible news and is bleeding hard?

It will be the same for the Demo account.

Demo account still requires funds to buy or sell, but you get them the easy way: press a button, and you'll have $10000 deposited to your Demo account!

Sadly, it's impossible to transfer profits made with the Demo account to your real exchange account, but you can reset your losses as many times as you want to.

You can master technical analysis with Demo account, and your skills will become stronger when trading your real account.

3Commas features work the same way for both Demo and real trading, but the Demo account is isolated from your real accounts, so if you play with Smart Trade on the Demo account, you won't notice any change in your account balances after switching back to live trading. 

...But there's no trading volume simulation

Demo account doesn't simulate liquidity, so unlike real trading, there is no order book simulation and no partial fills. High liquidity pairs like BTC/USDT work well, even without the liquidity simulation. The difference is noticeable only on low liquidity pairs where there are fewer traders and thinner order books.

Differences between Demo account and real trading:

  • Orders fill when the price hits their level regardless of size.  0.1 BTC will have no difference from 10 BTC, but it feels different time on real trading. 

  • Market orders fill like there is always someone to buy & sell at the best possible price. On real trading, a market order might fill at the much worse price if there is no liquidity on the exchange order book.  

  • All trailing features in 3Commas rely on market orders, which means on Demo account, they will always have the best possible result.

FAQ

Q: What exchange does Demo account use (represents) for trading pairs and chart data?
A:Binance.com Spot markets

Q: Is it possible to add more than one Demo account?
A: No, only one Demo account is allowed. 

Q: Is there a limit on the maximum amount of trades and/or bots I can create on Demo account?

A: Yes, in order to ensure the Demo account system runs smoothly and efficiently for all users, the maximum amount of orders your Bots can make in total is 1500. And the maximum amount of DCA bots is 1500 also. These limits work for real and Demo account, which means that you can use these limits according to your needs: for example, 1000 active DCA bots on a real account and 500 on a Demo account. This rule also works for active trades.

Q: Does Demo account simulate fees?
A: Yes, 0.1% per order. 

Q: What is the starting balance for the Demo account?
A: You get the following balances:

  • 10000 USDT

  • 300 BNB

  • 50 ETH

  • 1 BTC

Q: Can I remove funds from the Demo account?
A: No.

Q: Is Demo account a paid feature?
A: Yes, you should have one of the paid subscriptions to use Demo account. Please note that tools available in Demo account will match the subscription you have active, so if you have a Starter plan, then you can create multiple SmartTrades on Demo account, but only 1 DCA, 1 HODL Bot and 1 Grid Bot.

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