Connecting Binance

HookTrader places trades on Binance USDⓈ-M Futures using an API key you control. Keys are encrypted at rest; the secret is never displayed again after saving.

Start here, then work through the articles below in order:

1. Creating an API key — sub-account guidance, the actual key-creation flow.
2. Permissions and IP whitelist — exactly which boxes to tick on Binance.
3. Demo (testnet) vs live — paper-trade safely before going live.
4. Encryption and verification — how keys are stored, what the Verify permissions button does.

Always start on testnet

Run at least a few real entry/exit cycles on a demo key (Binance Futures testnet) before adding a live key. The testnet has its own balance, its own URL, and is funded for free from the testnet portal — no real money is at risk.

Where to manage keys

• Exchanges screen — list of your saved keys (one per exchange × mode).
• Exchange detail page — health badge, balance, supported symbols, the Verify permissions button, and Reset History for closed trades on strategies bound to this key.

See Encryption and verification for the verify flow.