Paxful sets margin limits on offers to help maintain trade balance across the platform and protect against market manipulation. These limits apply to both buying and selling cryptocurrency. We've structured the margin limits into two tiers based on your verification level.
⛔️ The maximum margin for sell offers
Margin limits on offers appear in the website's buy cryptocurrency section.
Tier 1
Requirements: Email, Phone, and ID verified
| Payment Group | Margin |
| Gift Cards | 80% |
| Cash | 30% |
| Online Wallets | 50% |
| Debit/Credit Cards | 50% |
| Bank Transfers | 40% |
| Digital Currencies | 10% |
| Goods and Services | 100% |
Tier 2
Requirements: Address verified
| Payment Group | Margin |
| Gift Cards | 100% |
| Cash | 60% |
| Online Wallets | 80% |
| Debit/Credit Cards | 80% |
| Bank Transfers | 70% |
| Digital Currencies | 40% |
| Goods and Services | 100% |
⛔️ The maximum margin for buy offers
Margin limits on offers appear in the website's sell cryptocurrency section.
Tier 1
Requirements: Email, Phone, and ID verified
| Payment Group | Margin |
| Gift Cards | 80% |
| Cash | 30% |
| Online Wallets | 50% |
| Debit/Credit Cards | 50% |
| Bank Transfers | 40% |
| Digital Currencies | 10% |
| Goods and Services | 100% |
Tier 2
Requirements: Address verified
| Payment Group | Margin |
| Gift Cards | 100% |
| Cash | 60% |
| Online Wallets | 80% |
| Debit/Credit Cards | 80% |
| Bank Transfers | 70% |
| Digital Currencies | 40% |
| Goods and Services | 100% |
Note: A high offer margin that doesn't reflect the actual price paid in trades is considered fake advertising and is forbidden, per our Terms of Service. Offers to buy cryptocurrency with Bank Transfers in Nigerian Naira have a limit of 20%. Offers to buy cryptocurrency with Cash Payments in Nigerian Naira have a limit of 40%. Some exceptions may apply to our long-term users only. Currently, we do not offer any personalized margin limits. It is also possible to set a negative margin for your offers. The limit for a negative margin is always -10%.
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