Menu: Overview / Add trade / Add trade

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To add a single trade to your site, open “Add trade” pop-up window: navigate to the “Overview”, click on the “Add trade” button and select Add trade from the drop down menu.
Nine accordions in the “Add trade” window allow you to fully customize settings for new trades.

Most of the settings can be preconfigured in the Default values window.

The only mandatory input in “Basic” accordion is the Return URL of your new trade, which is provided by your trade partner. Other input fields are optional, but can be useful with advanced features of TE3:

Advanced settings are usually set by default, but you can also customize them for single trades.

Parameter	Description
New trade approved	trades added trough the sign-up page will appear as “new trades” in the “Overview” menu by default. You should easily spot the icon next to the domain name for trades that haven't been approved yet. Unapproved trades must reach “start raw” and “start clicks” parameters before they will get any traffic in return.
Start raws	Number of incoming “raw” hits new trade must send you, before you start returning traffic.
Start clicks	number of “clicks” new trade must send you, before you start returning traffic.
Thumb grabber	You can enable / disable thumb grabber for each individual trade.
Alternative thumb grabber URL	enter alternative URL (optional).
Ratio	ratios are relative to each other. You can give trade advantage or disadvantage over other trades. Read more about ratios here.
Push to size	you can specify trade volume (incoming raw hits) you want to reach for this trade using Push to size parameter. If Push to size parameter is not equal to 0 and incoming raws are smaller than the value set, return algo will use Push ratio instead of normal ratio to extra push the trade. Once the incoming raws reach Push to size value, Push ratio gets disabled and “normal” ratio is in use again.
Push ratio	Push ratio is correlated to Push to size. If Push to size parameter is not equal to 0 and incoming raws are smaller than the value set, return algo will use Push ratio instead of normal ratio to extra push the trade. Once the incoming raws reach Push to size value, Push ratio gets disabled and “normal” ratio is in use again.
Active / Inactive	You can set trade status as active or inactive. Inactive trades will not get any traffic in return, neither will they appear on the toplist.
Algorithm	there are seven algorithms to choose from. You will find detailed descriptions for each algorithm here.
Include in toplist	if this option is checked, the respective trade has a chance to be listed in a toplist. if it is NOT checked, this trade will never get listed in a toplist, even if it deserves to be.
External feature	this feature prevents cycling surfers between the same sites over and over again by adding “visited domains” parameter at the end of the outgoing link using GET method. Read more about “External feature” here.
Skim	is set to “default skim” by default. You can set “internal skim” for individual trades or system trades (any or all) and it will outpower “default skim” for those trades. If you set “external skim” ( s=X directly in the outgoing link ) it will also have priority over “default skim” (but not over “internal skim”).
Color	Selected color will appear as the background color in the “domain” cell for the respective trade in the “overview” stats table, so you can easily spot specific trades you want to keep an eye on.
Note	enter note (optional).

“Forces” are essential for effective traffic trading. You can use them to start-up new trades and to keep the existing trades stable. Send (force) specified amount of traffic to individual trades based on the “force conditions set”.

For both force types, Instant and Per hour, you can choose between Free and Force hits.

Read more about forces here.

Capping accordion allows you to set up to 6 capping types (conditions) for each individual trade. All capping types (except Max prod) are disabled by default. You should only enable capping (any type), if you have a very good reason for that.

Select domain or multiple domains for which you would like to exclude trade (CTRL + left mouse click to select / deselect).

If you are using “niches” and you would like to have an option to select them in the “new trade” window, you have to enable that option in the Default values window. Go to the “Preselected niches” accordion and turn the “Status” button to On.

Click icon once to add a single image or multiple times to add multiple. Enter Image URL, optionally you can enter an Identifier. You can learn more about toplist images here.

You can also add a “Description” (even multiple) for each trade. Click icon once to add a single description or multiple times to add multiple. Enter your descriptions, optionally you can enter an identifier. You can learn more about toplist descriptions here.

This feature allows you to add this trade to the other sites in your network. To proceed, select sites from the multiple select box.