As a seasoned product manager with extensive experience in crypto trading, I’d like to report a major usability limitation in Cornix’s Demo Trading feature, specifically when using Bybit Inverse contracts.
Issue Overview:
Currently, when creating a Demo Trading account in Cornix, users are only provided with Bitcoin (BTC) as the default collateral asset. This setup is sufficient for BTC-based Inverse contracts, but it makes it impossible to test Inverse strategies using other assets, such as SOL, ETH, or any altcoin supported by Bybit in real trading.
Here’s a breakdown of what’s happening:
Demo SOL is acquired successfully through Cornix’s demo environment (purchased via Trade Terminal).
The SOL appears in the Spot Wallet, not in the Inverse Wallet.
There is no mechanism in Cornix Demo Trading to transfer SOL from Spot to the Inverse margin account or Unified Trading.
In the real Bybit environment, users can access the Unified Trading dashboard to enable an asset (like SOL) as collateral for Inverse Perpetual contracts. This is not possible in the Cornix Demo environment.
As a result, any attempt to create an Inverse trading bot using SOL in Demo mode fails, even though it’s fully functional in Live trading.
Why This Matters:
This restriction renders Inverse Demo Trading unusable for altcoin strategies. It limits serious backtesting and simulation efforts, particularly for traders who specialize in Coin-M futures/Inverse, which are based on the asset being traded.
Feature Suggestion:
When users create a Demo Trading account in Cornix, please allow them to:
Select the initial collateral asset (e.g., BTC, ETH, SOL) instead of defaulting to BTC.
Optionally, support transfers between demo Spot and demo Inverse accounts, simulating Bybit’s Unified Trading environment.
Enable configuration of demo margin and collateral settings similar to what’s available in the live Bybit panel.
Impact:
This change would dramatically enhance the value of Demo Trading for professional traders and strategists. It would enable realistic testing and validation of Inverse Perpetual strategies using various assets, making Demo Trading a much more powerful and representative environment.
Thank you for considering this enhancement.