> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sesameterminal.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# sesame user guide

# sesame user guide

sesame is a trading screen for Polymarket. It shows live games and markets, places an
order when you click a price, and shows your positions, orders and alerts on one screen.
It is made for fast trading on sports games while they are in play, and it works for all
Polymarket markets.

This guide is for the person who trades with the app. If a trading word is new to you,
look it up in the [glossary](glossary.md).

## In short

* Each click on a price places a real order at exactly that price. The app does not ask
  you to confirm.
* The app places orders only while the switch in the top bar shows **Armed**. In **Safe**,
  a click on a price sends nothing.
* **Cancel all** in the top bar, or `Ctrl Shift X`, cancels all your open orders. It works
  in Safe too.
* The app never moves money. Use polymarket.com to deposit, withdraw and claim.

## Quick start

1. **Sign in.** Open the app and type your password.
2. **Find a game.** The **Live** board shows the games in play. To find a different
   market, press `Ctrl K` and type a team, an event or a market.
3. **Set your stake.** In the top bar, select an amount in **Stake \$**. One buy click
   spends this amount or less.
4. **Arm.** On the Safe/Armed switch, click **Armed**. A coloured line shows along the top
   of the screen.
5. **Click a price.** On the board, the green price under **Buy** buys at the best ask.
   The red price under **Sell** sells at the best bid.
6. **Find the order.** The order shows on the ladder, in **Orders** and in the bottom
   dock. If the app or Polymarket refuses the order, a red message gives the reason.
7. **Exit.** In **Portfolio**, put the pointer on the position and click **Exit**. This
   sells the whole position.
8. **Disarm.** When you stop, click **Safe**.

To trade at a different price, click the team name on the board. This opens the price
ladder for that outcome.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/dimsum-labs/XietQvgM6uXNXdeN/guides/user/images/board.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=XietQvgM6uXNXdeN&q=85&s=550b0034f850d4fff1d81f399682d6f8" alt="The Live board with a ladder docked on the right" width="1440" height="852" data-path="guides/user/images/board.png" />

## Pages

| Page | Use it to |
| - | - |
| [Getting started](getting-started.md) | Sign in, learn the screen, read the status indicators, use Safe and Armed |
| [Trading](trading.md) | Place, move and cancel orders, use the price ladder, exit, hedge |
| [Order rules](order-rules.md) | Look up order statuses, reject messages, sports market rules and the exact order rules |
| [Portfolio and orders](portfolio-and-orders.md) | Follow positions, P\&L, cash, open orders, fills and history |
| [Alerts and notifications](alerts-and-notifications.md) | Set price and game alerts, and choose where notifications go |
| [Combos](combos.md) | Build a combo from more than one leg, get a quote and accept it |
| [Settings](settings.md) | Change stake presets, risk limits, notifications, theme and sessions |
| [Shortcuts](shortcuts.md) | Find each hotkey, and use the command palette |
| [FAQ](faq.md) | Find what to do when something does not work: a grey price, Trading off, stale data, an order in Checking |
| [Glossary](glossary.md) | Look up a trading word |

This guide gives keys for Windows and Linux. On a Mac, use `⌘` where the guide shows
`Ctrl`.

The person who runs the server uses the [deploy guide](../deploy/index.md). All server
settings are in the [configuration reference](../configuration.md).


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