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Understanding main and sub-accounts

Updated over 2 months ago

You need a main account to deposit and withdraw funds. A sub-account is useful when you want to separate strategies, desks, or teams. Utila can connect to both and you can move funds between them.

Term

Explanation

Main Account

The primary exchange account. Holds overall control and permissions. Required for withdrawals and funding external wallets (like Utila).

Sub-Account

A “child” account created under a main account. Useful for separating strategies, desks, or teams. Has its own balances and trading activity, but withdrawals must go through the main account.

Connectivity

Utila can connect to both main accounts and sub-accounts via API keys. Some sub-accounts are not supported, based on specific exchange integration.

Transfers

Moving funds between sub-accounts and between main ↔ sub is supported. External withdrawals (to a Utila wallet) are supported in most cases only from the main account.

Utila displays exchange connections in the following format:

Connection Name / Account Name / Trading Account

For example:

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