diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md index 6c810fba2..c4689f0a6 100644 --- a/docs/configuration.md +++ b/docs/configuration.md @@ -202,9 +202,8 @@ There are several methods to configure how much of the stake currency the bot wi #### Minimum trade stake The minimum stake amount will depend on exchange and pair and is usually listed in the exchange support pages. -Assuming the minimum tradable amount for XRP/USD is 20 XRP (given by the exchange), and the price is 0.6$. -The minimum stake amount to buy this pair is, therefore, `20 * 0.6 ~= 12`. +Assuming the minimum tradable amount for XRP/USD is 20 XRP (given by the exchange), and the price is 0.6$, the minimum stake amount to buy this pair is `20 * 0.6 ~= 12`. This exchange has also a limit on USD - where all orders must be > 10$ - which however does not apply in this case. To guarantee safe execution, freqtrade will not allow buying with a stake-amount of 10.1$, instead, it'll make sure that there's enough space to place a stoploss below the pair (+ an offset, defined by `amount_reserve_percent`, which defaults to 5%).