diff --git a/config.json.example b/config.json.example
index 671e29a4d..8ff849649 100644
--- a/config.json.example
+++ b/config.json.example
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
     "bid_strategy": {
         "ask_last_balance": 0.0,
         "use_book_order": true,
-        "book_order_top": 6
+        "book_order_top": 6,
+        "percent_from_top": 0.005
     },
     "ask_strategy":{
         "use_book_order": true,
diff --git a/config_full.json.example b/config_full.json.example
index 8a031dd65..1dbed091f 100644
--- a/config_full.json.example
+++ b/config_full.json.example
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
     "bid_strategy": {
         "ask_last_balance": 0.0,
         "use_book_order": true,
-        "book_order_top": 6
+        "book_order_top": 6,
+        "percent_from_top": 0.005
     },
     "ask_strategy":{
         "use_book_order": true,
diff --git a/freqtrade/constants.py b/freqtrade/constants.py
index dae7dd65c..495586077 100644
--- a/freqtrade/constants.py
+++ b/freqtrade/constants.py
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ CONF_SCHEMA = {
                     'exclusiveMaximum': False
                 },
                 'use_book_order': {'type': 'boolean'},
-                'book_order_top': {'type': 'number', 'maximum': 20, 'minimum': 1}
+                'book_order_top': {'type': 'number', 'maximum': 20, 'minimum': 1},
+                'percent_from_top' : {'type': 'number', 'minimum': 0}
             },
             'required': ['ask_last_balance','use_book_order']
         },
diff --git a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
index 13a72450b..26a360d50 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
         else:
             balance = self.config['bid_strategy']['ask_last_balance']
             ticker_rate = ticker['ask'] + balance * (ticker['last'] - ticker['ask'])
+
+        used_rate = ticker_rate
         
         if self.config['bid_strategy']['use_book_order']:
             logger.info('Getting price from Order Book')
@@ -263,11 +265,18 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
             logger.info('...book order bid rate %0.8f',orderBook_rate)
             if ticker_rate < orderBook_rate:
                 logger.info('...using ticker rate instead %0.8f',ticker_rate )
-                return ticker_rate
-            return orderBook_rate
+                used_rate = ticker_rate
+            used_rate = orderBook_rate
         else:
             logger.info('Using Last Ask / Last Price')
-            return ticker_rate
+            used_rate = ticker_rate
+
+        logger.info('used rate %0.8f',used_rate)
+
+        if self.config['bid_strategy']['percent_from_top'] > 0:
+            used_rate = self.analyze.trunc_num(used_rate - (used_rate * self.config['bid_strategy']['percent_from_top']),8)
+            logger.info('used rate xx %0.8f',used_rate)
+            return used_rate
 
     def create_trade(self) -> bool:
         """