# Welcome!

**MoonTrader** is a professional trading terminal for the cryptocurrency market suitable for both manual and algorithmic trading that supports three major exchanges: Binance, OKX, Bybit.

The terminal solves tradings fundamental issues: high latency of order execution, insecure API key storage, and inability to trade 24/7 — MoonTrader algorithms work around the clock without breaks or weekends. Taking advantage of a client-server architecture, our users can place the trading core close to the exchange servers and achieve institutional execution speed.

**Key Features:**

* **Flexible Trading** — work with candlestick or tick charts with a full set of technical analysis tools
* **Algorithmic Trading** — configure trading algorithms for automated trade execution
* **Remote Management** — manage the terminal through the built-in Telegram bot
* **Maximum Security** — API keys are never stored in plain text. The secret part of the key remains only on your server and exists only in RAM. Uses banking-grade AES256 encryption
* **Minimal Latency** — client-server architecture allows placing the core on a VPS near exchange servers

### How MoonTrader Works

The terminal consists of two independent parts:

#### 1. Core (MTCore)

A console application that works directly with exchanges. Performs all calculations, places orders, runs algorithms, and monitors the market 24/7.

**Important:** trading is impossible without a running core.

#### 2. Client (MoonTrader)

A graphical application on your computer. Displays charts, shows balances and positions, sends trading commands to the core.

**Important:** you can close the client — the core will continue to work and execute algorithms according to the set parameters.

#### How They Communicate

The client and core exchange data via UDP protocol:

* Public information (quotes, trade flow) is transmitted in compressed form
* Private information (your orders, balances, history) is additionally encrypted