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# Exchange Account: creation and setup

<mark style="color:$tint;">Exchange Account a trading sub-account on Bybit, which is opened via ITradingBot and linked to your profile. You don't need to register separately on Bybit and manually transfer API keys to connect to the platform. The funds are on Bybit.</mark>

<mark style="color:$tint;">You can create multiple sub-accounts, for example, to work separately with different trading ideas. The available amount is shown in the dashboard and may vary depending on the service's operating conditions.</mark>

### Make a profile

<mark style="color:$tint;">Open Account → Exchange accounts or go to</mark> [<mark style="color:$tint;">The exchange accounts page</mark>](https://app.itradingbot.net/exchange-account)<mark style="color:$tint;">. The Account creation section shows whether you can continue and which conditions are not yet met.</mark>

* <mark style="color:$tint;">If the page asks you to link an email, first add it to your ITradingBot account.</mark>
* <mark style="color:$tint;">Passed the verification, complete the identity check and wait for approval. —</mark> [<mark style="color:$tint;">personal verification</mark>](/en/account/verification.md) <mark style="color:$tint;">If the result is still being checked or updated, the creation is not available.</mark>
* <mark style="color:$tint;">Set up at least one method in the</mark> [<mark style="color:$tint;">Security</mark>](/en/account/account-security-and-sessions.md) <mark style="color:$tint;">section: PIN, app authenticator, or access key.</mark>

<mark style="color:$tint;">At the top of the page, you can see Created, Accounts Limited and Available. The limit also includes accounts that are still in the process of being prepared, not just those that are already in the process of being set up. The possibility of creating a service also depends on the availability of the service.</mark>

<mark style="color:$tint;">The Exchange Account has country restrictions and other requirements for users. Before you open, check the mode and</mark> [<mark style="color:$tint;">AML Policy</mark>](/en/company/aml-policy.md) <mark style="color:$tint;">explanation; the list of restrictions is in Appendix A. —</mark> [<mark style="color:$tint;">The explanation of the regime</mark>](/en/company/how-exchange-account-mode-works.md)

### Create a sub-account

1. <mark style="color:$tint;">Wait until the tests are complete. When the creation is available, click Create an account.</mark>
2. <mark style="color:$tint;">In the</mark> <mark style="color:$tint;"></mark><mark style="color:$tint;">**Sub-account name**</mark> <mark style="color:$tint;"></mark><mark style="color:$tint;">window, select a clear name or leave the field blank for automatic naming. For the name, 1 to 64 characters are allowed without official or invisible characters. Click Create.</mark>
3. <mark style="color:$tint;">Confirm with one of the proposed security methods: PIN, authenticator app code, or access key. The window provides a list of ways to connect to your profile.</mark>
4. <mark style="color:$tint;">Follow the sub-account card after receiving the request. Wait for the status of Active.</mark>

<mark style="color:$tint;">The creation is done in the background. The message Request accepted means the start of processing, not the account's readiness for work.</mark>

<figure><img src="https://1830394604-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F6lHX8ZJXkBHNJALLsrDj%2Fuploads%2FDrOVBO89XvkYM3jdO7dc%2Fexchange-account-name-en-20260914.jpg?alt=media" alt="Subaccount name dialog with example name of Demo account."><figcaption><p>Sub-account name Sub-account name. Demo account is shown as an example.</p></figcaption></figure>

### See the status

<mark style="color:$tint;">Creates continues to prepare an account on Bybit.</mark>

<mark style="color:$tint;">Connects a sub-account is already created; ITradingBot launches a trading connection and checks access to the exchange. If this step is delayed, the page will show a separate explanation and continue the check.</mark>

<mark style="color:$tint;">Active account ready to work. The card shows his name, Bybit's UID and date of creation.</mark>

<mark style="color:$tint;">Error creation is not complete. Read the message on the card. If the Re-Create button is available after the terms are updated, you can try again with a new security confirmation.</mark>

<mark style="color:$tint;">Suspended Access to the already created sub-account suspended. The reason is given in the card; please contact support to find out and to follow up.</mark>

### Select an account to work with

<mark style="color:$tint;">Once you're ready, select the desired sub-account by name from the switch in the panel header. The Exchange Accounts created are in a separate group from Binance and Bybit's own API connections. Before you start work, check which account you've selected.</mark>

<mark style="color:$tint;">Exchange Account uses a single Bybit trading account for spots and derivatives. The assets underwritten can be used as a hedge for derivatives, so before trading, consider hedge settings and liquidation risks in the regime explanation. —</mark> [<mark style="color:$tint;">The explanation of the regime</mark>](/en/company/how-exchange-account-mode-works.md) <mark style="color:$tint;">The current commissions are published in the</mark> [<mark style="color:$tint;">Fee Schedule</mark>](/en/company/fee-schedule.md)<mark style="color:$tint;">.</mark>

<mark style="color:$tint;">The Exchange Account is automatically connected to the platform. The Account → API-key section is for additional access keys for third-party services; no additional access keys are required to complete this procedure.</mark>

### Change the name

<mark style="color:$tint;">For an Active account, click the pencil next to the name, enter a new name, and click Save. The empty name is not accepted when renaming; the same limit from 1 to 64 characters is valid.</mark>

<mark style="color:$tint;">Only the signature of the ITradingBot account is changed. His UID on Bybit, keys and trading settings stay the same.</mark>

### Consider the hedge mode

<mark style="color:$tint;">There's a</mark> <mark style="color:$tint;"></mark><mark style="color:$tint;">**Hedge mode**</mark> <mark style="color:$tint;"></mark><mark style="color:$tint;">switch on the card. It is a part of the USDT contracts of Bybit and allows you to hold a long and short on one instrument at the same time.</mark>

<mark style="color:$tint;">Before you turn it off, the panel shows a robot alert and asks you to confirm the operation. Do not change the mode without considering the requirements of the robot used. If the current status is not available or the account is not yet ready, the switch is not available.</mark>

### If something doesn 't work

<mark style="color:$tint;">The creation is unavailable. Check the description in the creation block, verification status, security connection and current limit. If you report a service failure, check again later.</mark>

<mark style="color:$tint;">First, check the list of sub-accounts and wait for the results. Do not send another request for a creation until the result of the previous one is known: it could have been accepted.</mark>

<mark style="color:$tint;">It's been shown for a long time. The page continues to check the connection; there is no guaranteed uptime. If the status is unchanged or a stop message is displayed, please write to support. —</mark> [<mark style="color:$tint;">Write in support.</mark>](https://t.me/ITradingBot_Support)

<mark style="color:$tint;">The text of the message and the UID from the card will be used for the application if it is already assigned. Do not send API Secret, PIN or one-time confirmation codes.</mark>