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-====== Plus500 Futures Technologies WebSocket API ======
-Welcome to the **Plus500 Futures Technologies WebSocket API**! Our API delivers **high-performance, real-time market data and trading capabilities** using **Google Protocol Buffers (Protobuf)** for ultra-efficient binary messaging. Designed for **speed, scalability, and security**, this API ensures seamless access to market data and order execution with minimal latency.
-With an **industry-standard design**, it is easy to integrate and built to meet the demands of **futures traders, risk managers, and financial platforms**.
-===== Key Capabilities =====
-^ Feature ^ Status ^ Description ^
-| **Real-time Quotes** | ✅ | Stream live bid/ask price updates for any instrument. |
-| **Level 1 Data** | ✅ | Access top-of-book best bid and offer (BBO). |
-| **Level 2 (Market Depth)** | ✅ | View **up to 10 levels** of bid/ask depth. |
-| **Market by Order (MBO)** | ✅ | See individual resting orders in the order book. |
-| **Trade Feed (Ticker)** | ✅ | Get a **real-time execution stream** of all trades. |
-| **Order Management** | ✅ | Submit, modify, and cancel orders programmatically. |
-| **Position & Account Monitoring** | ✅ | Track open positions, P&L, and margin usage. |
-| **Instrument Metadata** | ✅ | Retrieve contract specs, tick sizes, and margin requirements. |
-| **Spread Trading** | ✅ | Execute spread orders with **complex multi-leg strategies**. |
-| **Risk & Margin Data** | ✅ | Get real-time margin requirements and risk exposure. |
-| **Historical Data Requests** | ✅ | Fetch recent trade history and market activity. |
-| **Efficient Binary Encoding** | ✅ | Uses Protobuf for **low-bandwidth, high-speed** messaging. |
-| **Secure Authentication** | ✅ | Ensures safe access with API key-based authentication. |
-| **Robust Reconnection** | ✅ | Auto-reconnect and resume subscriptions on disconnection. |
-===== Why Use This API? =====
-  * **Fast & Reliable** – Designed for **high-frequency updates and real-time execution**.
-  * **Compact & Efficient** – Protobuf minimizes bandwidth, ensuring **fast message processing**.
-  * **Comprehensive Market Data** – Access **Level 1, Level 2, and Market by Order** data.
-  * **Built for Futures Trading** – Includes **contract metadata, spread trading, and risk monitoring**.
-  * **Scalable & Industry-Proven** – Handles **thousands of concurrent connections**.
-  * **Secure & Encrypted** – Uses **WSS (WebSocket Secure) over SSL/TLS** to protect data.
-  * **Event-Driven & Easy to Integrate** – A simple subscription model delivers the data you need.
-===== Getting Started =====
-To begin integrating, visit the [[getting_started|Getting Started]] guide for **connection details, authentication steps, and demo projects**.
-For a detailed breakdown of all available messages, see the [[message_reference|Message Reference]].
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-💡 **Tip:** Use WebSocket clients like `wscat` or our sample SDKs to test the API before building your integration.