A sub-account is a separate account inside your main account, with its own Funding and Spot balances. Use it to keep funds or trading strategies apart, for example for a trading bot.

How to create a sub-account

Open Account → Sub-accounts and click + (Add sub-account) next to the title.
Enter a Name. Each of your sub-accounts needs its own name; letter case and spaces at the ends do not count, so "Bot" and "bot" are the same name.
If the sub-account should be able to log in to the site, turn on Enable login and enter an email and a password for it. Without them the sub-account works only through the API.
Confirm with a code. If you entered an email for the sub-account, the code is sent to that email. Otherwise confirm with your own code: from your authenticator app if two-factor authentication is on, or from your email.

The number of sub-accounts you can create per hour is limited.

How sub-accounts work

Move funds between the main account and its sub-accounts with Transfer in the wallet. A sub-account can send funds to the main account but cannot take funds from it. See How do I move funds between my accounts?
Withdrawals to an address are made only from the main account. To withdraw funds of a sub-account, transfer them to the main account first. Withdrawal limits apply to the main account.
A sub-account has its own deposit addresses: signed in as the sub-account, open Wallet → Funding, click Receive next to the asset and then Get deposit address. Through the API, the sub-account's key needs the Wallet: Deposit permission. Deposits are credited to the sub-account's own Funding wallet: How do I deposit crypto?
Signed in as a sub-account, you send funds to the main account with Transfer: choose Main account under To user. The balances of the main account are not shown to the sub-account.
Identity verification is done in the main account and covers its sub-accounts; a sub-account has no Verification page.
Signed in as a sub-account, you manage its own security and settings: two-factor authentication, password and anti-phishing code in Account → Security, theme, language and currency in Account → Preferences. Codes and notices come to the sub-account's email; the settings of the main account do not change. A sub-account cannot delete itself: it is deleted together with the main account.
API keys for a sub-account are created in the main account: How do I create an API key?
The trading volume of sub-accounts counts towards the fee tier of the main account: How do fee tiers work?
Orders of the main account and its sub-accounts never trade with each other: Why was my order cancelled when it met my own order?
To see the balances of a sub-account, open Wallet (Funding or Spot) and choose the sub-account in the Account list above the balances (Main account returns to your own). Its balances and estimated value are shown for viewing only: deposits, withdrawals and trading are not available there. Transfer out and Transfer in next to an asset open the transfer form with the sub-account already chosen. The choice is forgotten when you log out or close the tab.
The same Account list is in Wallet → History and on the My Orders page: choose the sub-account to see its payments and transfers, its orders and its trades. They are shown for viewing only: its orders cannot be cancelled there (the sub-account cancels them itself, on the site or through its API key). New entries appear after you reload the page. See Where can I see my deposits, withdrawals and transfers?
The list in Account → Sub-accounts shows the status of each sub-account: Active, Inactive, Blocked, Frozen or Frozen by support.

Renaming a sub-account

Click Edit (the pencil) next to the sub-account in Account → Sub-accounts, change the Name and click Save. No confirmation code is needed, and a frozen sub-account can be renamed too. If another of your sub-accounts already has this name, you see "You already have a sub-account with this name."

Freezing a sub-account

If a sub-account's API key or password leaked, click Freeze next to it: only this sub-account is stopped, the main account and the other sub-accounts keep working. Its balances stay visible in the wallet with the mark frozen; nothing can be transferred from it until it is unfrozen, transfers to it are allowed. To unfreeze it, click Unfreeze and enter the confirmation code. Details: How do I freeze my account, and how is it unfrozen?

Stay safe: Strade support never asks for your password, 2FA codes or seed phrase.

What are sub-accounts and how do I create one?