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Before connecting anything, let's make the relationship clear. Your TraderLobby account is

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the identity you use to sign in to this app. Your exchange

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account is the account you hold with a supported exchange. A connection

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lets TraderLobby communicate with that exchange account using the access you have

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allowed. Those are three related things, with three different jobs.

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Think of the connection as a controlled doorway for requests. Through that

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doorway, the app may ask for account information or submit a supported

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trading request. What can pass through depends on the connection, its permissions,

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and the exchange. Creating the doorway does not move the account into

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TraderLobby, and naming it does not change who owns it.

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Your funds remain with the connected exchange. The connection form explains that

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TraderLobby does not hold your funds or add or withdraw money. Do

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not look for a deposit into TraderLobby as a step in this

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lesson. If a balance appears in the app, it is information about

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the account being displayed. The number is not evidence that money was

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transferred into a new TraderLobby wallet.

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There is another distinction to keep beside that one: Paper and Live.

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Paper uses simulated trading activity. Live uses the relevant connected exchange context

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for supported real activity. You can learn the connection screens while staying

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in Paper. A successful connection does not, by itself, mean you have

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intentionally started a strategy or placed an order.

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Start by checking which TraderLobby user is signed in. Then find API

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Connections in the main navigation. On a phone, open the mobile navigation

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and choose the same destination. The layout changes; the purpose stays the

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same.

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Inside this area, you will find the route for adding a connection

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and the list of connections already saved. An empty list is a

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useful, understandable state. It tells you no exchange connection is shown for

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this account. It does not tell you that your separate exchange account

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has no money, or that something has been sold.

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Throughout this chapter, we will use examples to explain the controls. You

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do not need to paste a key, move funds, or turn on

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Live trading to keep going. If you already have a working connection,

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leave it intact while you inspect its labels. The aim is to

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understand the access before you use it.

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For your first check, explain the three parts in your own words:

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the TraderLobby sign-in, the exchange account, and the connection between them. Then

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point to the current Paper or Live label without changing it. Once

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those pieces are clear, the rest of the screen becomes much easier

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to read.