# How to Trade Smartly In trading campaigns, success isn’t measured by volume alone. It’s defined by execution efficiency. To maximize profit, focus on minimizing slippage and fees, and aligning your order size with available market liquidity. ### **Trade Size Discipline** As CEX trading operates through an [Order Book](/faq/what-is-an-order-book.md), understanding how it works will help you trade more efficiently, avoid slippage, and make smarter decisions during campaigns. * Avoid placing orders larger than the liquidity available at the top of the order book, as oversized trades push price into worse levels and create slippage. * Example: If the top buyer wants 100 tokens and you want to sell 150, sell 100 first so that your sell price is respected. Then check the price again before selling the rest. This way, your trade fills instantly without moving the market price against you.
* If top-level liquidity disappears because traders cancel their orders, stay patient. Wait for new orders to appear instead of chasing the next level. Chasing the next price level usually leads to worse fills and higher slippage. ### Cede Hub Trading Strategies Success in Cede Hub campaigns is about **discipline and consistency**, not just high volume. * Check liquidity before entering a trade. * Start small, then scale up once you understand the pair’s behavior. * Try different trade sizes and times of day to find your edge. * Watch the leaderboard — rankings change fast. * Report suspicious behavior to keep campaigns fair for everyone. By following these principles, you’ll minimize slippage, trade efficiently, and maximize your campaign rewards. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.cedehub.io/faq/how-to-trade-smartly.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.