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# Creating strategies

Transform your ideas into fully automated trading strategies

### Step 1: Accessing the Create Page

Click the **Create** option from the left menu to access the **Create** page or use the **Quick Create** option in the top menu bar. 

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### Step 2: Choose an instrument

Choose an instrument to trade by searching for an instrument name or ticker symbol.&#x20;

### Step 3: Select a timeframe

The time frame is the period of time when the price movements take place. This could be anywhere from 3 minute to 60 minutes. For example, if you strategy use a 15 minute timeframe, all price movements will occur across 15 minutes.

### Step 4: Give your strategy a name

Strategies are automatically given a name, so head to the backtest report and edit for a more  memorable name thats easy to find in future.

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### Step 5: Build your strategy

By mixing and matching just four simple building blocks, you can easily create a wide range of technical trading strategies.

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**Live trading involves risk as markets can be very volatile and prices can move against you. Only speculate with money you can afford to lose.**
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