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How to add an exchange currency pair

Add currency pairs that will be available for exchange in the Back Office and B2Core UI. You can add currency pairs one by one or add multiple pairs at once.

How to add a currency pair

To add a currency pair:

1. Navigate to Currencies > Currency pairs.

2. Click +Create in the upper-right page corner.

3. On the Create currency pair page, fill in the following fields:

• In the From currency dropdown, select a base currency.

• In the To currency dropdown, select a quote currency.

• The Enabled for admin and Enabled for client options are set to Yes by default, meaning that the currency pair will be available for exchange in the Back Office and B2Core UI.

  If you want to make the currency pair unavailable for exchange in the Back Office or B2Core UI, or both, select No for the corresponding option.

• In the Max amount field, enter the maximum allowed amount per exchange operation in the currency pair.

• In the Step field, the minimum increment by which an amount can be changed at a time.

• In the Request required dropdown, select:

  • Yes — to create requests for admin approval when clients initiate exchanges in the currency pair in the B2Core UI. After approval, exchanges are executed using the rates specified in the approved requests.

  • No — to execute exchanges in the currency pair without admin approval.

4. Click Save to add the currency pair.

How to add multiple currency pairs

To add multiple currency pairs at once:

1. Navigate to Currencies > Currency pairs.

2. Click +Create multiple in the upper-right page corner.

3. On the Create currency pair page, fill in the following fields:

• In the Currencies dropdown, select two or more currencies to add them as currency pairs. Press Enter after each selected currency.

  For example, selecting USD, EUR, and BTC in the dropdown will create the following currency pairs:

  • USDEUR and USDBTC

  • EURUSD and EURBTC

  • BTCUSD and BTCEUR

• In the Max amount field, enter the maximum allowed amount per exchange operation in the specified currency pairs.

• In the Step field, the minimum increment by which an amount can be changed at a time.

• In the Request required dropdown, select:

  • Yes — to create requests for admin approval when clients initiate exchanges in the specified currency pairs in the B2Core UI. After approval, exchanges are executed using the rates specified in the approved requests.

  • No — to execute exchanges in the currency pairs without admin approval.

4. Click Save to add the currency pairs.