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Yeah I would consider what you're taking about to be direct trading. I thought of it as just an investment at first when I found out about coinbase. Once I discovered poloniex it was game over. I hardly sleep now.

I also started with Coinbase. Mind you, that was a few days ago. However, I've literally been obsessing with crypto currency and block chain technology ever since and I think I'm ready to move on to a more advanced trading platform. From my readings, I think what I'm looking for is called "direct trading." Correct me if I'm wrong please as I'm still very new.