Markets
paradex_marketsRead-onlyIdempotent
Retrieve market specifications including tick size, minimum order size, and base/quote assets for perpetual futures and options markets. Filter by asset or use JMESPath expressions to sort and limit results.
Instructions
Find markets that match your trading criteria or get detailed market specifications.
Use this tool when you need to:
- Understand exact tick sizes and minimum order sizes before placing trades
- Find all markets for a specific asset (e.g., all BTC-based markets)
- Compare contract specifications across different markets
- Identify markets with specific characteristics for your trading strategy
Retrieves comprehensive details about specified markets, including
base and quote assets, tick size, minimum order size, and other
trading parameters. If "ALL" is specified or no market IDs are provided,
returns details for all available markets.
Example use cases:
- Finding the minimum order size for a new trade
- Identifying markets with the smallest tick size for precise entries
- Checking which assets are available for trading
`asset_kind` is the type of asset in the market: `PERP` (perpetual futures),
`PERP_OPTION` (perpetual options), `SPOT` (spot markets), `OPTION` (dated/expiring options),
or `FUTURE` (dated futures).
You can use JMESPath expressions (https://jmespath.org/specification.html) to filter, sort, or limit the results.
Use the `paradex_filters_model` tool to get the filters for a tool.
Examples:
- Filter by base asset: "[?base_asset=='BTC']"
- Sort by 24h volume: "sort_by([*], &volume_24h)"
- Limit to top 5 by volume: "[sort_by([*], &to_number(volume_24h))[-5:]]"Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| market_ids | No | Market symbols to get details for. | |
| jmespath_filter | No | JMESPath expression to filter, sort, or limit the results. | |
| limit | No | Limit the number of results to the specified number. | |
| offset | No | Offset the results to the specified number. |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| results | Yes | ||
| total | Yes | ||
| limit | Yes | ||
| offset | Yes |