> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://wiki.rally.io/rally-io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://wiki.rally.io/rally-io/how-to-use/buy-coins/trade-menu.md).

# Buying a Coin from the Trade Menu

Besides buying a Coin on a creator's Coin page, you can also buy a new Coin from the Trade menu, which is located at the top right of the website (when logged in). You can even buy a new coin from the Trade menu before the creator’s Coin page has been published.

To do so:

1. Log in and click the **Trade** button at the top right of the page.
2. Under Creator Coin, click **Buy** or **Convert**. (Buy allows you to buy with a credit/debit card or cryptocurrency, while Convert allows you to buy with $RLY from your Portfolio. For the latter, you must already have $RLY in your Portfolio.)
3. In the list of coins, scroll or use the search function to find the 3-5 alphanumeric characters that make up the “symbol” for the new coin. (New coins have no designation that they are a new coin.)
4. Complete the transaction.

![Screenshot of trade menu](/files/doeBq2yngfVMYZJR2KDu)

![Screenshot of searching for a Coin](https://files.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FU1whihjA8bspZBK2NG3p%2Fuploads%2FVyzVCfsMQ5LRs7qQRH8g%2FBuying%20a%20Coin%20from%20Trade%20Menu%202.png?alt=media\&token=fc82f7ca-22a3-48e9-89db-2730f0fee33b)


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