The Problem

Most users trading derivatives struggled with three things:

• Too many confusing order types (Limit, Market, Stop-loss, Take-profit, FOK, GTC, etc.)
• Lack of clarity around risk (liquidation price, leverage, margin, mark price)
• Slow workflows when opening, managing, or closing positions during high-volatility markets

The existing mobile experience had high friction and was mainly designed for web, then scaled down.

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My Role

• Product Designer, Crypto.com Exchange
• Designed order placement flows, leverage adjustment, post-only/time-in-force logic, and position management
• Collaborated with trading PMs, backend engineers, and compliance to ensure accuracy of financial interactions
• Created Figma prototypes and UI specs for development

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Key Design Decisions

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1. Unified Order Placement (Make trading faster & clearer)

• Introduced a segmented layout for 6 trading types: Limit, Market, Stop-loss Limit, Stop-loss Market, Take-profit Limit, Take-profit Market.
• Simplified input area to two main values: Quantity and Price (or Trigger Price).
• Auto-filled values from order book and active positions to reduce manual typing.

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2. Post-Only & Time-in-Force Logic (Reduce order rejections)

• Post-only cannot be active with FOK/IOC → UI auto-disables conflicting states.
• Tooltip added: “Post-only orders never consume liquidity and only pay maker fees”.
• Helped reduce user confusion and unintended taker fees.

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‍3. Leverage Adjustment with Safeguards

• Leverage slider placed in a bottom sheet modal.
• Can only be changed if no open positions (matching backend rules).
• Added real-time liquidation price preview + warning for high-risk settings.

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4. Making Advanced Terms Understandable (Without Leaving the Screen)

• Info icons beside Mark Price, Liquidation Price, Margin, PnL.
• Tapping opens a concise sheet explaining the logic, using simple language.
• Based on real user questions and repeated support tickets.

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5. Position Management — Close or Modify in 1 Tap

• Open position card shows: entry price, PnL, liquidation price, amount, margin.
• Swipe or tap → Limit Close or Market Close.
• Removed extra confirmation layers to make liquidation exit faster.

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Outcome / Impact

• Reduced average time to place an order by ~20% in internal testing
• Fewer rejected orders due to conflicting Time-in-Force/Post-Only selections
• Improved trader confidence with clearer feedback on leverage & liquidation risk
• Helped onboard spot traders into derivatives with less friction

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