The Next Generation of Bitcoin Trading Products

Up to 100x leverage. Trading without expiry dates. Industry-leading security.

Welcome to Bitcoin's most advanced trading platform.


Try Simulated Trading

This is BitMEX's Testnet platform, built on top of Testnet Bitcoin.
We welcome you to try out programs and strategies here before moving to the live exchange.
Want to try live trading?

HTTP API

BitMEX has a feature-rich HTTP API. Every function that is available on the BitMEX site is available via our API. BitMEX conforms to the industry-standard Swagger spec, allowing a rich variety of language-agnostic connectors to build BitMEX-compatible connectors, automatically.

WebSocket API

BitMEX has a state-of-the-art WebSocket implementation that updates data consumers in real-time with full and incremental updates on all data. Use our commercial-grade API to build serious trading appliances that rely on up-to-the-millisecond data.

BitMEX GitHub

BitMEX is constantly working on new API connectors and resources for working with its API. Stay up to date by subscribing to updates on our GitHub, and get started right away with our pre-generated API connectors and market making bot.

Contract Types

BitMEX offers a variety of contract types. All contracts are bought and paid out in Bitcoin.

Only BitMEX has the "Perpetual Contract", a high-leverage contract that never expires!

XBT

A speculative Bitcoin Perpetual with up to 100x leverage, no expiry, and low fees!

XMR

Go long or short the world's only Monero contract with 25x leverage!

ETH

Ethereum and Ethereum Classic contracts, trading with up to 50x leverage!