Audience routes
| Audience | Start here | Typical next routes | Do not start here when… | | --- | --- | --- | | UI traders | For Traders | Your First Trade on DerivaDEX, Margin Requirements | your main question is API transport, signing, or automation | | Programmatic traders and builders | For Builders | Building Your First Trading Bot, API Reference, Open Source Contribution Paths | your main question is product usage through the UI rather than integration design | | Node operators and restricted-surface readers | For Node Operators | Operator & Restricted APIs, Support Channels | you need a private runbook; public docs only cover boundary context and escalation routing | | Governance, compliance, and safety readers | For Governance and Compliance | Cast Your First Governance Vote, Regulatory and Compliance Approach | you are looking for one exact formula, parameter table, or contract value rather than the governance/safety route map | | Institutions and adjacent evaluators | Institutional Resources | Institutional Onboarding Public Baseline, Market Maker Evaluation and Program Boundaries, How to Run a Public Institutional Diligence Review, Institutional Diligence and Market-Maker Evaluation Reference, Regulatory and Compliance Approach | you already know the audience and just need the exact task or reference page |Use this page when
Use this route when your first question is “where should someone in my role start?” rather than “how do I do one task?” or “what is the exact contract?”Choose the shortest path, not the broadest one
| If your first question sounds like… | Best route |
|---|---|
| how do I place or manage trades? | For Traders |
| how do I integrate with APIs, contracts, or automation? | For Builders |
| what public guidance exists for operators or restricted surfaces? | For Node Operators |
| how do governance, safety, and restricted boundaries fit together? | For Governance and Compliance |
| how do I evaluate DerivaDEX as an institution or market maker? | Institutional Resources |
Common wrong turns
| Wrong turn | Better route |
|---|---|
starting in API Reference when you do not yet know whether the job is REST, realtime, or contract-facing | For Builders |
| starting in governance pages for a pure trading question | For Traders |
| starting in institutional pages for one exact technical contract detail | Reference or API Reference |
| using the operator route to look for a private runbook that is not publicly published | Support Channels after reading For Node Operators |