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Navigating the App

Last updated: Jul 8, 2026

The Synthetix Exchange brings together trading, account management, rewards, and market information in a single application. Each page in the navigation provides a different view of your account or the broader market.

This guide provides a high-level overview of each section of the Exchange. For more detailed information on specific features, please refer to the relevant documentation.

Trading (Default)

When you first connect, you'll land on the main trading page. This is where you'll spend most of your time.

From here you can:

  • Place and manage orders using the order entry panel.
  • Track price action using the TradingView chart.
  • Monitor the order book and recent trades.
  • Switch between market information tabs such as Price Charts, Depth, Funding, and Asset Details.
  • View your positions, open orders, balances, borrowing, funding history, and profit and loss (PnL).

This page combines market data with your personal account activity so you can make trading decisions and manage risk in one place.

The default trading page brings together the chart, order book, recent trades, order entry, and account panels in a single workspace.

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Markets

The Markets page lets you browse all available perpetual markets on Synthetix, compare market statistics, and monitor overall market conditions.

From here you can:

  • Browse and compare all available perpetual markets.
  • Search for specific markets.
  • Mark favourite markets for quick access.
  • Open a market directly from the Trade button.

The dashboard at the top of the page highlights key market information, including:

  • Market sentiment.
  • Trading volume and open interest.
  • Market performance and top movers.
  • Key market indicators, such as BTC dominance and implied volatility.

You can also switch to the Heatmap view to visualise market performance across supported assets.

The Markets page highlights overall market activity at the top and lists all available trading pairs with price, funding, open interest, volume, and quick trade access.

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Portfolio

The Portfolio page is your account dashboard, bringing together your balances, positions, orders, and trading activity in one place.

The Portfolio page also provides access to:

  • Overview - View your account balance, portfolio performance, and current positions.
  • Open Orders - Monitor and manage your active orders.
  • History - Review your trading and account activity.
  • Sub-Accounts - Create and manage separate trading accounts.
  • Referrals - View your referral information and rewards.

Use the Portfolio page to monitor your account and manage your trading activity.

The Portfolio Overview brings together account balance, performance, balances, and positions in a single dashboard.

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Snaxpot

The Snaxpot page lets eligible traders participate in Synthetix's weekly rewards program.

From here you can:

  • View your eligible tickets.
  • Choose your ticket numbers.
  • View the current prize pool.
  • Check previous draws and rewards.

If you're eligible, this is where you can manage your entries and view weekly rewards.

The Snaxpot page shows the current prize pool, draw countdown, ticket status, and options to choose numbers or view prizes.

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More Menu

The More menu provides quick access to additional resources and information about the Exchange.

From here you can access:

  • Changelog - View the latest Exchange updates and release notes.
  • Stats - View protocol and market statistics.
  • Docs - Open the Synthetix documentation.

Use the More page to stay up to date with Exchange releases, explore protocol statistics, and access the documentation.

Vaults

The Vaults page is coming soon. For information about providing liquidity, see SLP Vault.

Support

If you need assistance while using the Exchange, click Support in the bottom-right corner of the application.