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SPOT API Glossary

Disclaimer: This glossary applies only to the EXMON SPOT API. Definitions may differ for Futures, Options, or other systems.

A​

ACK

  • newOrderRespType enum. Response type where only basic fields are returned: symbol, order_id, client_id, created_at.

aggTrade / Aggregate trade

  • Aggregation of one or more trades executed at the same price within a short time window.

askPrice

  • Lowest price on the SELL side of the order book.

askQty

  • Quantity available at the lowest SELL price.

asks

  • All sell orders in the order book.

avgPrice

  • Volume-weighted average price over a defined interval.

B​

baseAsset

  • First asset in the pair (e.g. BTC in BTC_USDT). Represents the asset being traded (quantity).

baseAssetPrecision

  • Number of decimals allowed for the base asset.

bidPrice

  • Highest price on the BUY side.

bidQty

  • Quantity available at the highest BUY price.

bids

  • All buy orders in the order book.

BUY

  • Order side indicating purchase of the base asset.

C​

CANCELED

  • Order status indicating the order was canceled by the user.

client_id

  • User-defined identifier for an order.

commission

  • Fee paid for a trade.

commission_asset

  • Asset used to pay commission.

cumulative_quote_qty

  • Total value of executed trades (price * qty summed across fills).

D​

Data Source

  • Indicates where the data is retrieved from (engine, memory, database).

E​

executed_qty

  • Total filled quantity of the order.

EXPIRED

  • Order status indicating the remaining unfilled quantity was canceled by the system.

F​

filters

  • Trading rules and limits applied to symbols.

FOK / Fill or Kill

  • Order must be fully filled immediately or canceled.

free

  • Available balance not locked in orders.

FULL

  • Response type including full order details and fills.

G​

GTC / Good Till Canceled

  • Order remains active until filled or manually canceled.

I​

IOC / Immediate or Cancel

  • Order fills partially or fully immediately; remaining quantity is canceled.

K​

kline

  • Candlestick data including open, high, low, close, and volume.

L​

lastPrice

  • Price of the most recent trade.

lastQty

  • Quantity of the most recent trade.

LIMIT

  • Order type executed at a specified price or better.

locked

  • Balance reserved in open orders.

M​

MARKET

  • Order type that executes immediately against available liquidity.

Matching Engine

  • Core system that processes orders and matches trades.

Memory

  • Cached data source for faster API responses.

N​

NEW

  • Order status indicating it was accepted by the system.

newClientOrderId

  • Identifier provided when placing an order.

Notional value

  • Total value of the order (price * qty).

O​

Order Book

  • List of current bids and asks.

order_id

  • Unique identifier of an order.

orig_qty

  • Original order quantity.

orig_client_id

  • Original client-provided order ID.

P​

PARTIALLY_FILLED

  • Order status indicating partial execution.

Q​

quantity

  • Amount of base asset to buy or sell.

quoteAsset

  • Second asset in the pair (e.g. USDT in BTC_USDT).

quoteOrderQty

  • Amount of quote asset used in reverse MARKET orders.

quote_qty

  • Total value of trade (price * qty).

R​

recvWindow

  • Time window (ms) during which request is valid.

RESULT

  • Response type without fills.

Reverse MARKET order

  • MARKET order defined using quoteOrderQty.

S​

SELL

  • Order side indicating selling the base asset.

SPOT

  • Trading type with immediate settlement.

symbol

  • Trading pair (e.g. BTC_USDT).

T​

ticker

  • Market summary data including price changes.

time

  • Timestamp of trade or order.

timeInForce

  • Order execution rule (GTC, IOC, FOK).

TRADING

  • Symbol status allowing trading.

transactTime

  • Timestamp of order execution/update.

U​

updateTime

  • Last update timestamp of the order.

W​

weightedAveragePrice

  • Volume-weighted average price over a time interval.