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CCXT for C#

A comprehensive guide to using CCXT in C# and .NET projects for cryptocurrency exchange integration.

Installation

Via NuGet Package Manager

dotnet add package CCXT.NET

Or via Visual Studio:

  1. Right-click project → Manage NuGet Packages
  2. Search for “CCXT.NET”
  3. Click Install

Requirements

  • .NET Standard 2.0 or higher
  • .NET Core 2.0+ / .NET 5+ / .NET Framework 4.6.1+

Quick Start

REST API

using ccxt;

var exchange = new Binance();
await exchange.LoadMarkets();
var ticker = await exchange.FetchTicker("BTC/USDT");
Console.WriteLine(ticker);

WebSocket API – Real-time Updates

using ccxt.pro;

var exchange = new Binance();
while (true)
{
    var ticker = await exchange.WatchTicker("BTC/USDT");
    Console.WriteLine(ticker.Last);  // Live updates!
}
await exchange.Close();

REST vs WebSocket

Feature REST API WebSocket API
Use for One-time queries, placing orders Real-time monitoring, live price feeds
Import using ccxt; using ccxt.pro;
Methods Fetch* (FetchTicker, FetchOrderBook) Watch* (WatchTicker, WatchOrderBook)
Speed Slower (HTTP request/response) Faster (persistent connection)
Rate limits Strict (1-2 req/sec) More lenient (continuous stream)
Best for Trading, account management Price monitoring, arbitrage detection

Method naming: C# uses PascalCase – FetchTicker not fetchTicker, WatchTicker not watchTicker

Creating Exchange Instance

REST API

using ccxt;

// Public API (no authentication)
var exchange = new Binance
{
    EnableRateLimit = true  // Recommended!
};

// Private API (with authentication)
var exchange = new Binance
{
    ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY",
    Secret = "YOUR_SECRET",
    EnableRateLimit = true
};

WebSocket API

using ccxt.pro;

// Public WebSocket
var exchange = new Binance();

// Private WebSocket (with authentication)
var exchange = new Binance
{
    ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY",
    Secret = "YOUR_SECRET"
};

// Always close when done
await exchange.Close();

Common REST Operations

Loading Markets

// Load all available trading pairs
await exchange.LoadMarkets();

// Access market information
var btcMarket = exchange.Market("BTC/USDT");
Console.WriteLine(btcMarket.Limits.Amount.Min);  // Minimum order amount

Fetching Ticker

// Single ticker
var ticker = await exchange.FetchTicker("BTC/USDT");
Console.WriteLine(ticker.Last);      // Last price
Console.WriteLine(ticker.Bid);       // Best bid
Console.WriteLine(ticker.Ask);       // Best ask
Console.WriteLine(ticker.Volume);    // 24h volume

// Multiple tickers (if supported)
var tickers = await exchange.FetchTickers(new[] { "BTC/USDT", "ETH/USDT" });

Fetching Order Book

// Full orderbook
var orderbook = await exchange.FetchOrderBook("BTC/USDT");
Console.WriteLine(orderbook.Bids[0]);  // [price, amount]
Console.WriteLine(orderbook.Asks[0]);  // [price, amount]

// Limited depth
var orderbook = await exchange.FetchOrderBook("BTC/USDT", 5);  // Top 5 levels

Creating Orders

Limit Order

// Buy limit order
var order = await exchange.CreateLimitBuyOrder("BTC/USDT", 0.01, 50000);
Console.WriteLine(order.Id);

// Sell limit order
var order = await exchange.CreateLimitSellOrder("BTC/USDT", 0.01, 60000);

// Generic limit order
var order = await exchange.CreateOrder("BTC/USDT", "limit", "buy", 0.01, 50000);

Market Order

// Buy market order
var order = await exchange.CreateMarketBuyOrder("BTC/USDT", 0.01);

// Sell market order
var order = await exchange.CreateMarketSellOrder("BTC/USDT", 0.01);

// Generic market order
var order = await exchange.CreateOrder("BTC/USDT", "market", "sell", 0.01);

Fetching Balance

var balance = await exchange.FetchBalance();
Console.WriteLine(balance["BTC"].Free);   // Available balance
Console.WriteLine(balance["BTC"].Used);   // Balance in orders
Console.WriteLine(balance["BTC"].Total);  // Total balance

Fetching Orders

// Open orders
var openOrders = await exchange.FetchOpenOrders("BTC/USDT");

// Closed orders
var closedOrders = await exchange.FetchClosedOrders("BTC/USDT");

// All orders (open + closed)
var allOrders = await exchange.FetchOrders("BTC/USDT");

// Single order by ID
var order = await exchange.FetchOrder(orderId, "BTC/USDT");

Fetching Trades

// Recent public trades
var trades = await exchange.FetchTrades("BTC/USDT", limit: 10);

// Your trades (requires authentication)
var myTrades = await exchange.FetchMyTrades("BTC/USDT");

Canceling Orders

// Cancel single order
await exchange.CancelOrder(orderId, "BTC/USDT");

// Cancel all orders for a symbol
await exchange.CancelAllOrders("BTC/USDT");

WebSocket Operations (Real-time)

Watching Ticker (Live Price Updates)

using ccxt.pro;

var exchange = new Binance();
while (true)
{
    var ticker = await exchange.WatchTicker("BTC/USDT");
    Console.WriteLine($"Last: {ticker.Last}");
}
await exchange.Close();

Watching Order Book (Live Depth Updates)

var exchange = new Binance();
while (true)
{
    var orderbook = await exchange.WatchOrderBook("BTC/USDT");
    Console.WriteLine($"Best bid: {orderbook.Bids[0][0]}");
    Console.WriteLine($"Best ask: {orderbook.Asks[0][0]}");
}
await exchange.Close();

Watching Trades (Live Trade Stream)

var exchange = new Binance();
while (true)
{
    var trades = await exchange.WatchTrades("BTC/USDT");
    foreach (var trade in trades)
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"{trade.Price} {trade.Amount} {trade.Side}");
    }
}
await exchange.Close();

Watching Your Orders (Live Order Updates)

var exchange = new Binance
{
    ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY",
    Secret = "YOUR_SECRET"
};

while (true)
{
    var orders = await exchange.WatchOrders("BTC/USDT");
    foreach (var order in orders)
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"{order.Id} {order.Status} {order.Filled}");
    }
}
await exchange.Close();

Watching Balance (Live Balance Updates)

var exchange = new Binance
{
    ApiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY",
    Secret = "YOUR_SECRET"
};

while (true)
{
    var balance = await exchange.WatchBalance();
    Console.WriteLine($"BTC: {balance["BTC"].Total}");
}
await exchange.Close();

Watching Multiple Symbols

var exchange = new Binance();
var symbols = new[] { "BTC/USDT", "ETH/USDT", "SOL/USDT" };

while (true)
{
    var tickers = await exchange.WatchTickers(symbols);
    foreach (var kvp in tickers)
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"{kvp.Key}: {kvp.Value.Last}");
    }
}
await exchange.Close();

Complete Method Reference

Market Data Methods

Tickers & Prices

  • fetchTicker(symbol) – Fetch ticker for one symbol
  • fetchTickers([symbols]) – Fetch multiple tickers at once
  • fetchBidsAsks([symbols]) – Fetch best bid/ask for multiple symbols
  • fetchLastPrices([symbols]) – Fetch last prices
  • fetchMarkPrices([symbols]) – Fetch mark prices (derivatives)

Order Books

  • fetchOrderBook(symbol, limit) – Fetch order book
  • fetchOrderBooks([symbols]) – Fetch multiple order books
  • fetchL2OrderBook(symbol) – Fetch level 2 order book
  • fetchL3OrderBook(symbol) – Fetch level 3 order book (if supported)

Trades

  • fetchTrades(symbol, since, limit) – Fetch public trades
  • fetchMyTrades(symbol, since, limit) – Fetch your trades (auth required)
  • fetchOrderTrades(orderId, symbol) – Fetch trades for specific order

OHLCV (Candlesticks)

  • fetchOHLCV(symbol, timeframe, since, limit) – Fetch candlestick data
  • fetchIndexOHLCV(symbol, timeframe) – Fetch index price OHLCV
  • fetchMarkOHLCV(symbol, timeframe) – Fetch mark price OHLCV
  • fetchPremiumIndexOHLCV(symbol, timeframe) – Fetch premium index OHLCV

Account & Balance

  • fetchBalance() – Fetch account balance (auth required)
  • fetchAccounts() – Fetch sub-accounts
  • fetchLedger(code, since, limit) – Fetch ledger history
  • fetchLedgerEntry(id, code) – Fetch specific ledger entry
  • fetchTransactions(code, since, limit) – Fetch transactions
  • fetchDeposits(code, since, limit) – Fetch deposit history
  • fetchWithdrawals(code, since, limit) – Fetch withdrawal history
  • fetchDepositsWithdrawals(code, since, limit) – Fetch both deposits and withdrawals

Trading Methods

Creating Orders

  • createOrder(symbol, type, side, amount, price, params) – Create order (generic)
  • createLimitOrder(symbol, side, amount, price) – Create limit order
  • createMarketOrder(symbol, side, amount) – Create market order
  • createLimitBuyOrder(symbol, amount, price) – Buy limit order
  • createLimitSellOrder(symbol, amount, price) – Sell limit order
  • createMarketBuyOrder(symbol, amount) – Buy market order
  • createMarketSellOrder(symbol, amount) – Sell market order
  • createMarketBuyOrderWithCost(symbol, cost) – Buy with specific cost
  • createStopLimitOrder(symbol, side, amount, price, stopPrice) – Stop-limit order
  • createStopMarketOrder(symbol, side, amount, stopPrice) – Stop-market order
  • createStopLossOrder(symbol, side, amount, stopPrice) – Stop-loss order
  • createTakeProfitOrder(symbol, side, amount, takeProfitPrice) – Take-profit order
  • createTrailingAmountOrder(symbol, side, amount, trailingAmount) – Trailing stop
  • createTrailingPercentOrder(symbol, side, amount, trailingPercent) – Trailing stop %
  • createTriggerOrder(symbol, side, amount, triggerPrice) – Trigger order
  • createPostOnlyOrder(symbol, side, amount, price) – Post-only order
  • createReduceOnlyOrder(symbol, side, amount, price) – Reduce-only order
  • createOrders([orders]) – Create multiple orders at once
  • createOrderWithTakeProfitAndStopLoss(symbol, type, side, amount, price, tpPrice, slPrice) – OCO order

Managing Orders

  • fetchOrder(orderId, symbol) – Fetch single order
  • fetchOrders(symbol, since, limit) – Fetch all orders
  • fetchOpenOrders(symbol, since, limit) – Fetch open orders
  • fetchClosedOrders(symbol, since, limit) – Fetch closed orders
  • fetchCanceledOrders(symbol, since, limit) – Fetch canceled orders
  • fetchOpenOrder(orderId, symbol) – Fetch specific open order
  • fetchOrdersByStatus(status, symbol) – Fetch orders by status
  • cancelOrder(orderId, symbol) – Cancel single order
  • cancelOrders([orderIds], symbol) – Cancel multiple orders
  • cancelAllOrders(symbol) – Cancel all orders for symbol
  • editOrder(orderId, symbol, type, side, amount, price) – Modify order

Margin & Leverage

  • fetchBorrowRate(code) – Fetch borrow rate for margin
  • fetchBorrowRates([codes]) – Fetch multiple borrow rates
  • fetchBorrowRateHistory(code, since, limit) – Historical borrow rates
  • fetchCrossBorrowRate(code) – Cross margin borrow rate
  • fetchIsolatedBorrowRate(symbol, code) – Isolated margin borrow rate
  • borrowMargin(code, amount, symbol) – Borrow margin
  • repayMargin(code, amount, symbol) – Repay margin
  • fetchLeverage(symbol) – Fetch leverage
  • setLeverage(leverage, symbol) – Set leverage
  • fetchLeverageTiers(symbols) – Fetch leverage tiers
  • fetchMarketLeverageTiers(symbol) – Leverage tiers for market
  • setMarginMode(marginMode, symbol) – Set margin mode (cross/isolated)
  • fetchMarginMode(symbol) – Fetch margin mode

Derivatives & Futures

Positions

  • fetchPosition(symbol) – Fetch single position
  • fetchPositions([symbols]) – Fetch all positions
  • fetchPositionsForSymbol(symbol) – Fetch positions for symbol
  • fetchPositionHistory(symbol, since, limit) – Position history
  • fetchPositionsHistory(symbols, since, limit) – Multiple position history
  • fetchPositionMode(symbol) – Fetch position mode (one-way/hedge)
  • setPositionMode(hedged, symbol) – Set position mode
  • closePosition(symbol, side) – Close position
  • closeAllPositions() – Close all positions

Funding & Settlement

  • fetchFundingRate(symbol) – Current funding rate
  • fetchFundingRates([symbols]) – Multiple funding rates
  • fetchFundingRateHistory(symbol, since, limit) – Funding rate history
  • fetchFundingHistory(symbol, since, limit) – Your funding payments
  • fetchFundingInterval(symbol) – Funding interval
  • fetchSettlementHistory(symbol, since, limit) – Settlement history
  • fetchMySettlementHistory(symbol, since, limit) – Your settlement history

Open Interest & Liquidations

  • fetchOpenInterest(symbol) – Open interest for symbol
  • fetchOpenInterests([symbols]) – Multiple open interests
  • fetchOpenInterestHistory(symbol, timeframe, since, limit) – OI history
  • fetchLiquidations(symbol, since, limit) – Public liquidations
  • fetchMyLiquidations(symbol, since, limit) – Your liquidations

Options

  • fetchOption(symbol) – Fetch option info
  • fetchOptionChain(code) – Fetch option chain
  • fetchGreeks(symbol) – Fetch option greeks
  • fetchVolatilityHistory(code, since, limit) – Volatility history
  • fetchUnderlyingAssets() – Fetch underlying assets

Fees & Limits

  • fetchTradingFee(symbol) – Trading fee for symbol
  • fetchTradingFees([symbols]) – Trading fees for multiple symbols
  • fetchTradingLimits([symbols]) – Trading limits
  • fetchTransactionFee(code) – Transaction/withdrawal fee
  • fetchTransactionFees([codes]) – Multiple transaction fees
  • fetchDepositWithdrawFee(code) – Deposit/withdrawal fee
  • fetchDepositWithdrawFees([codes]) – Multiple deposit/withdraw fees

Deposits & Withdrawals

  • fetchDepositAddress(code, params) – Get deposit address
  • fetchDepositAddresses([codes]) – Multiple deposit addresses
  • fetchDepositAddressesByNetwork(code) – Addresses by network
  • createDepositAddress(code, params) – Create new deposit address
  • fetchDeposit(id, code) – Fetch single deposit
  • fetchWithdrawal(id, code) – Fetch single withdrawal
  • fetchWithdrawAddresses(code) – Fetch withdrawal addresses
  • fetchWithdrawalWhitelist(code) – Fetch whitelist
  • withdraw(code, amount, address, tag, params) – Withdraw funds
  • deposit(code, amount, params) – Deposit funds (if supported)

Transfer & Convert

  • transfer(code, amount, fromAccount, toAccount) – Internal transfer
  • fetchTransfer(id, code) – Fetch transfer info
  • fetchTransfers(code, since, limit) – Fetch transfer history
  • fetchConvertCurrencies() – Currencies available for convert
  • fetchConvertQuote(fromCode, toCode, amount) – Get conversion quote
  • createConvertTrade(fromCode, toCode, amount) – Execute conversion
  • fetchConvertTrade(id) – Fetch convert trade
  • fetchConvertTradeHistory(code, since, limit) – Convert history

Market Info

  • fetchMarkets() – Fetch all markets
  • fetchCurrencies() – Fetch all currencies
  • fetchTime() – Fetch exchange server time
  • fetchStatus() – Fetch exchange status
  • fetchBorrowInterest(code, symbol, since, limit) – Borrow interest paid
  • fetchLongShortRatio(symbol, timeframe, since, limit) – Long/short ratio
  • fetchLongShortRatioHistory(symbol, timeframe, since, limit) – L/S ratio history

WebSocket Methods (ccxt.pro)

All REST methods have WebSocket equivalents with watch* prefix:

Real-time Market Data

  • watchTicker(symbol) – Watch single ticker
  • watchTickers([symbols]) – Watch multiple tickers
  • watchOrderBook(symbol) – Watch order book updates
  • watchOrderBookForSymbols([symbols]) – Watch multiple order books
  • watchTrades(symbol) – Watch public trades
  • watchOHLCV(symbol, timeframe) – Watch candlestick updates
  • watchBidsAsks([symbols]) – Watch best bid/ask

Real-time Account Data (Auth Required)

  • watchBalance() – Watch balance updates
  • watchOrders(symbol) – Watch your order updates
  • watchMyTrades(symbol) – Watch your trade updates
  • watchPositions([symbols]) – Watch position updates
  • watchPositionsForSymbol(symbol) – Watch positions for symbol

Authentication Required

Methods marked with 🔒 require API credentials:

  • All create* methods (creating orders, addresses)
  • All cancel* methods (canceling orders)
  • All edit* methods (modifying orders)
  • All fetchMy* methods (your trades, orders)
  • fetchBalance, fetchLedger, fetchAccounts
  • withdraw, transfer, deposit
  • Margin/leverage methods
  • Position methods
  • watchBalance, watchOrders, watchMyTrades, watchPositions

Checking Method Availability

Not all exchanges support all methods. Check before using:

// Check if method is supported
if (exchange.has['fetchOHLCV']) {
    const candles = await exchange.fetchOHLCV('BTC/USDT', '1h')
}

// Check multiple capabilities
console.log(exchange.has)
// {
//   fetchTicker: true,
//   fetchOHLCV: true,
//   fetchMyTrades: true,
//   fetchPositions: false,
//   ...
// }

Method Naming Convention

  • fetch* – REST API methods (HTTP requests)
  • watch* – WebSocket methods (real-time streams)
  • create* – Create new resources (orders, addresses)
  • cancel* – Cancel existing resources
  • edit* – Modify existing resources
  • set* – Configure settings (leverage, margin mode)
  • *Ws suffix – WebSocket variant (some exchanges)

Proxy Configuration

CCXT supports HTTP, HTTPS, and SOCKS proxies for both REST and WebSocket connections.

Setting Proxy

// HTTP Proxy
exchange.httpProxy = 'http://your-proxy-host:port'

// HTTPS Proxy  
exchange.httpsProxy = 'https://your-proxy-host:port'

// SOCKS Proxy
exchange.socksProxy = 'socks://your-proxy-host:port'

// Proxy with authentication
exchange.httpProxy = 'http://user:pass@proxy-host:port'

Proxy for WebSocket

WebSocket connections also respect proxy settings:

exchange.httpsProxy = 'https://proxy:8080'
// WebSocket connections will use this proxy

Testing Proxy Connection

exchange.httpProxy = 'http://localhost:8080'
try {
    await exchange.fetchTicker('BTC/USDT')
    console.log('Proxy working!')
} catch (error) {
    console.error('Proxy connection failed:', error)
}

WebSocket-Specific Methods

Some exchanges provide WebSocket variants of REST methods for faster order placement and management. These use the *Ws suffix:

Trading via WebSocket

Creating Orders:

  • createOrderWs – Create order via WebSocket (faster than REST)
  • createLimitOrderWs – Create limit order via WebSocket
  • createMarketOrderWs – Create market order via WebSocket
  • createLimitBuyOrderWs – Buy limit order via WebSocket
  • createLimitSellOrderWs – Sell limit order via WebSocket
  • createMarketBuyOrderWs – Buy market order via WebSocket
  • createMarketSellOrderWs – Sell market order via WebSocket
  • createStopLimitOrderWs – Stop-limit order via WebSocket
  • createStopMarketOrderWs – Stop-market order via WebSocket
  • createStopLossOrderWs – Stop-loss order via WebSocket
  • createTakeProfitOrderWs – Take-profit order via WebSocket
  • createTrailingAmountOrderWs – Trailing stop via WebSocket
  • createTrailingPercentOrderWs – Trailing stop % via WebSocket
  • createPostOnlyOrderWs – Post-only order via WebSocket
  • createReduceOnlyOrderWs – Reduce-only order via WebSocket

Managing Orders:

  • editOrderWs – Edit order via WebSocket
  • cancelOrderWs – Cancel order via WebSocket (faster than REST)
  • cancelOrdersWs – Cancel multiple orders via WebSocket
  • cancelAllOrdersWs – Cancel all orders via WebSocket

Fetching Data:

  • fetchOrderWs – Fetch order via WebSocket
  • fetchOrdersWs – Fetch orders via WebSocket
  • fetchOpenOrdersWs – Fetch open orders via WebSocket
  • fetchClosedOrdersWs – Fetch closed orders via WebSocket
  • fetchMyTradesWs – Fetch your trades via WebSocket
  • fetchBalanceWs – Fetch balance via WebSocket
  • fetchPositionWs – Fetch position via WebSocket
  • fetchPositionsWs – Fetch positions via WebSocket
  • fetchPositionsForSymbolWs – Fetch positions for symbol via WebSocket
  • fetchTradingFeesWs – Fetch trading fees via WebSocket

When to Use WebSocket Methods

Use *Ws methods when:

  • You need faster order placement (lower latency)
  • You’re already connected via WebSocket
  • You want to reduce REST API rate limit usage
  • Trading strategies require sub-100ms latency

Use REST methods when:

  • You need guaranteed execution confirmation
  • You’re making one-off requests
  • The exchange doesn’t support the WebSocket variant
  • You need detailed error responses

Example: Order Placement Comparison

REST API (slower, more reliable):

const order = await exchange.createOrder('BTC/USDT', 'limit', 'buy', 0.01, 50000)

WebSocket API (faster, lower latency):

const order = await exchange.createOrderWs('BTC/USDT', 'limit', 'buy', 0.01, 50000)

Checking WebSocket Method Availability

Not all exchanges support WebSocket trading methods:

if (exchange.has['createOrderWs']) {
    // Exchange supports WebSocket order creation
    const order = await exchange.createOrderWs('BTC/USDT', 'limit', 'buy', 0.01, 50000)
} else {
    // Fall back to REST
    const order = await exchange.createOrder('BTC/USDT', 'limit', 'buy', 0.01, 50000)
}

Authentication

Setting API Keys

using System;

// During instantiation (recommended)
var exchange = new Binance
{
    ApiKey = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("BINANCE_API_KEY"),
    Secret = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("BINANCE_SECRET"),
    EnableRateLimit = true
};

// After instantiation
exchange.ApiKey = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("BINANCE_API_KEY");
exchange.Secret = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("BINANCE_SECRET");

Testing Authentication

try
{
    var balance = await exchange.FetchBalance();
    Console.WriteLine("Authentication successful!");
}
catch (AuthenticationError)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Invalid API credentials");
}

Error Handling

Exception Hierarchy

BaseError
├─ NetworkError (recoverable - retry)
│  ├─ RequestTimeout
│  ├─ ExchangeNotAvailable
│  ├─ RateLimitExceeded
│  └─ DDoSProtection
└─ ExchangeError (non-recoverable - don't retry)
   ├─ AuthenticationError
   ├─ InsufficientFunds
   ├─ InvalidOrder
   └─ NotSupported

Basic Error Handling

using ccxt;

try
{
    var ticker = await exchange.FetchTicker("BTC/USDT");
}
catch (NetworkError ex)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Network error - retry: {ex.Message}");
}
catch (ExchangeError ex)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Exchange error - do not retry: {ex.Message}");
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Unknown error: {ex.Message}");
}

Specific Exception Handling

try
{
    var order = await exchange.CreateOrder("BTC/USDT", "limit", "buy", 0.01, 50000);
}
catch (InsufficientFunds)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Not enough balance");
}
catch (InvalidOrder)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Invalid order parameters");
}
catch (RateLimitExceeded)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Rate limit hit - wait before retrying");
    await Task.Delay(1000);  // Wait 1 second
}
catch (AuthenticationError)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Check your API credentials");
}

Retry Logic for Network Errors

async Task<Ticker> FetchWithRetry(int maxRetries = 3)
{
    for (int i = 0; i < maxRetries; i++)
    {
        try
        {
            return await exchange.FetchTicker("BTC/USDT");
        }
        catch (NetworkError)
        {
            if (i < maxRetries - 1)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"Retry {i + 1}/{maxRetries}");
                await Task.Delay(1000 * (i + 1));  // Exponential backoff
            }
            else
            {
                throw;
            }
        }
    }
    return null;
}

Rate Limiting

Built-in Rate Limiter (Recommended)

var exchange = new Binance
{
    EnableRateLimit = true  // Automatically throttles requests
};

Manual Delays

await exchange.FetchTicker("BTC/USDT");
await Task.Delay((int)exchange.RateLimit);  // Wait between requests
await exchange.FetchTicker("ETH/USDT");

Checking Rate Limit

Console.WriteLine(exchange.RateLimit);  // Milliseconds between requests

Common Pitfalls

Wrong Method Casing

// Wrong - lowercase (JavaScript style)
var ticker = await exchange.fetchTicker("BTC/USDT");  // ERROR!

// Correct - PascalCase (C# style)
var ticker = await exchange.FetchTicker("BTC/USDT");

Not Awaiting Async Methods

// Wrong - missing await
var ticker = exchange.FetchTicker("BTC/USDT");  // Returns Task, not Ticker!
Console.WriteLine(ticker.Last);  // ERROR!

// Correct
var ticker = await exchange.FetchTicker("BTC/USDT");
Console.WriteLine(ticker.Last);  // Works!

Using REST for Real-time Monitoring

// Wrong - wastes rate limits
while (true)
{
    var ticker = await exchange.FetchTicker("BTC/USDT");  // REST
    Console.WriteLine(ticker.Last);
    await Task.Delay(1000);
}

// Correct - use WebSocket
using ccxt.pro;
var exchange = new Binance();
while (true)
{
    var ticker = await exchange.WatchTicker("BTC/USDT");  // WebSocket
    Console.WriteLine(ticker.Last);
}

Not Closing WebSocket Connections

// Wrong - memory leak
var exchange = new ccxt.pro.Binance();
var ticker = await exchange.WatchTicker("BTC/USDT");
// Forgot to close!

// Correct
var exchange = new ccxt.pro.Binance();
try
{
    while (true)
    {
        var ticker = await exchange.WatchTicker("BTC/USDT");
        Console.WriteLine(ticker.Last);
    }
}
finally
{
    await exchange.Close();
}

Incorrect Symbol Format

// Wrong symbol formats
"BTCUSDT"    // Wrong - no separator
"BTC-USDT"   // Wrong - dash separator
"btc/usdt"   // Wrong - lowercase

// Correct symbol format
"BTC/USDT"   // Unified CCXT format

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

1. “Package CCXT.NET not found”

  • Solution: Run dotnet add package CCXT.NET

2. “RateLimitExceeded”

  • Solution: Set EnableRateLimit = true

3. “AuthenticationError”

  • Solution: Check API key and secret
  • Verify API key permissions on exchange
  • Check system clock is synced

4. “InvalidNonce”

  • Solution: Sync system clock
  • Use only one exchange instance per API key

5. “InsufficientFunds”

  • Solution: Check available balance (balance["BTC"].Free)
  • Account for trading fees

6. “ExchangeNotAvailable”

  • Solution: Check exchange status/maintenance
  • Retry after a delay

Debugging

// Enable verbose logging
exchange.Verbose = true;

// Check exchange capabilities
Console.WriteLine(exchange.Has);
// {
//   FetchTicker = true,
//   FetchOrderBook = true,
//   CreateOrder = true,
//   ...
// }

// Check market information
var market = exchange.Markets["BTC/USDT"];

// Check last request/response
Console.WriteLine(exchange.LastHttpResponse);
Console.WriteLine(exchange.LastJsonResponse);

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