Buying crypto traded funds

This guide will walk you through the process of buying a crypto traded fund (CTF) on INDX.

Prerequisites

You’ll need, a wallet with ETH on Base network. That’s it!

Be sure to check the prerequisites before you start.

Prerequisites

Finding a crypto traded fund

Before we get into the details of how to buy a CTF, let’s take a look at the different types of CTFs available on INDX.

Crypto traded funds or indexes are are generally grouped by the type of assets they hold.

Some categories include:

• AI
• Memes
• DeFi
• Bluechips
• Real world assets RWA
• Yield bearing

Yield bearing CTFs are particularly interesting, you can read more about them here.

You can find all the CTFs on the INDX listed here.

Hot tip, you can filter by category and tokens to help you find the right CTF for you.

Buying a crypto traded fund

1. Connect your wallet

   Connect your wallet to the INDX platform. You can do this by clicking the “Login” button in the top right corner of the page.

2. Visit the CTF buy page

   Visit the CTF buy page. You can do this by clicking the “Buy” on the detail page of the CTF you want to buy.

3. Enter the amount you want to buy

   You can choose the amount you want to buy and also the weight of each token in the CTF.

4. Buy and confirm the transaction

   Once you click “Buy” you will be prompted to confirm the transaction in your wallet.

Covering gas

Make sure you have enough ETH in your wallet to cover the gas fees. On Base this is normally only a few cents, but it’s still important to have enough.

Fees

There are 3 fee types that are applied when using INDX. We are transparent about these fees and you can see the fee before you buy. All fees are accounted for in the deposit display.

Dex fees

Dex fees are applied on deposit and withdrawals when using ETH. This fee does not go to INDX but rather that liquidity providers across pools from Aerodrome and Uniswap. This fee is paid to the third party protocols on every transaction that utilises ETH. This fee ranges from 25BPS (0.25%) to 30BPS (0.30%) per transaction, these fees are generally at industry standard rates which you encounter on any traditional decentralised router.

Deposit fee

The deposit fees are nominated by the deployer/curator of an index. A deployer can set any fee up to 5.00% applied to each deposit. This fee is sent directly to the index deployer and offers a mechanism for deployers of indexes to earn from trading volume into their indexes.

Platform fee

INDX has a fixed 40 BPS (0.40%) fee on all deposits.

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Congratulations!

You are now ready to buy a CTF. Next you may wish to visit your Portfolio page to see your new CTF.

Remember to always do your own research and invest responsibly.