<p>Contrary to the documentation, the server actually returns a balance for LTC, BCH and ETH coins using fields <code>ltc_available</code>, <code>bch_available</code> and <code>eth_available</code>, respectively.</p>

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2018-02-14T11:03:58.243Z
2018-02-14T11:03:58.243Z
Gili
<p>According to <a href="https://www.bitstamp.net/api/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.bitstamp.net/api/</a> section "Buy Limit Order" Bitstamp allows users to buy LTC coins using the currency pair "ltcusd". But, looking at the "Account Balance" section, there is no way to get a user's LTC balance.</p>

<p>What happens when a user buys "ltcusd"? Where does the LTC balance go?</p>

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Why does Bitstamp allow trading of currencies that it won't return a balance for?
Gili
# Why does Bitstamp allow trading of currencies that it won't return a balance for?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-02-14)

According to <https://www.bitstamp.net/api/> section "Buy Limit Order" Bitstamp allows users to buy LTC coins using the currency pair "ltcusd". But, looking at the "Account Balance" section, there is no way to get a user's LTC balance.

What happens when a user buys "ltcusd"? Where does the LTC balance go?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2018-02-14. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

Contrary to the documentation, the server actually returns a balance for LTC, BCH and ETH coins using fields `ltc_available`, `bch_available` and `eth_available`, respectively.


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