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# Making your 1st trade

Your first trade on Maiga Markets is designed to be simple — even if you’ve never used DeFi or a prediction market before. You’ll pick a market, choose a side (YES/NO or Higher/Lower), enter an amount, and confirm after seeing a clear payout preview.

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#### Step 1 — Deposit (USDT on BNB Chain)

1. Go to Wallet → Deposit
2. Select USDT (BEP-20)
3. Copy your deposit address
4. Send USDT using BNB Chain (BEP-20) from your wallet or exchange

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Only send USDT (BEP-20). Sending USDT from another network (ERC-20 / TRC-20) may result in lost funds.
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#### Step 2 — Pick a Market

Go to Markets and choose something simple for your first try, like:

* BTC 15-min Close: Higher or Lower

You’ll always see:

* The market available
* Expiry time
* Current odds and payout preview

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#### Step 3 — Choose Your Side

For most markets you’ll choose either:

* YES / NO, or
* HIGHER / LOWER

Example market:

“Will BTC close higher in the next 15 minutes?”

* HIGHER means BTC’s close at expiry is higher than the reference price shown.
* LOWER means BTC’s close at expiry is lower (or lower/equal depending on the rule).

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Some markets treat “exactly equal” as LOWER. Others may refund. The market Rules will state this.
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#### Step 4 — Enter Stake Amount

Type how much you want to stake (e.g., 10 USD$, 20 USD$, 50 USD$).

Before confirming, you will see:

* Your stake
* Your chosen side
* Your odds
* Your potential payout if you win

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Start small (like 10–20 USD$) just to understand how prediction market works.
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#### Step 5 — Confirm Your Trade

Once you confirm:

* Your position is placed immediately
* You can track it in Dashboard
* The market will settle automatically at expiry

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#### Step 6 — Settlement & Payout

At expiry, Maiga resolves the market using the listed data sources (e.g., Binance live feed API and/or Chainlink Data Streams).

* If you win → payout is credited to your balance
* If you lose → your stake is not returned

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If there’s a dispute caused by data quality issues for that specific market, Maiga will refund all bettors in that market.
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#### Mini Case Study (Alice’s First Trade)

Alice is new to prediction markets. She:

1. deposits 50 USDT (BEP-20) on BNB Chain
2. opens BTC 15-min Close: Higher/Lower
3. chooses HIGHER because BTC looks strong
4. sees the payout preview and confirms

15 minutes later, BTC closes higher → Alice wins and her payout is credited automatically.