How to enable privacy mode on Bybit? (Balance visibility)

Understanding Privacy Mode on Bybit

1. Privacy Mode is a built-in feature designed to restrict the visibility of a user’s account balance and position details from other traders on the Bybit platform.

2. When enabled, it prevents real-time balance updates from appearing in public trading interfaces such as the order book depth chart or trader ranking pages.

3. This setting does not affect trade execution, margin calculations, or risk management functions—it only alters how certain data points are shared across the platform’s social and analytical layers.

4. The mode applies globally across all Bybit derivatives products including USDT-margined perpetual contracts, inverse futures, and options markets.

5. It does not interfere with API key permissions or third-party integrations unless those services explicitly pull balance metadata through public endpoints that honor privacy settings.

Steps to Activate Balance Visibility Control

1. Log into your Bybit account via web browser or official mobile application.

2. Navigate to the top-right corner and click the user profile icon to open the dropdown menu.

3. Select “Account Settings” and then choose the “Security” tab from the left-side navigation panel.

4. Scroll down to the “Privacy Settings” section and locate the toggle labeled “Hide Balance in Public Trading Interface”.

5. Click the switch to turn it ON—no confirmation dialog appears, but a green checkmark will appear beside the label once saved.

Impact on Order Book and Market Data Display

1. After activation, your available margin, unrealized PnL, and open position size will no longer be visible in aggregated trader statistics panels.

2. Historical trade records linked to your UID remain accessible only to you and Bybit compliance systems—not exposed in public leaderboards or community dashboards.

3. Liquidity contributions made via limit orders still appear in the order book, but without associated account identifiers or balance context.

4. Margin ratio indicators shown next to your order entries in advanced trading views will display as masked values (e.g., “—%”) instead of actual percentages.

5. Real-time funding rate exposure or isolated margin allocations tied to specific positions remain unaffected behind the scenes.

Limitations and Known Constraints

1. Privacy Mode does not conceal transaction history visible within your personal account statement or withdrawal logs.

2. KYC-verified identity information remains fully accessible to Bybit’s internal audit and regulatory reporting mechanisms regardless of this setting.

3. Cross-margin usage across multiple contracts continues to reflect accurate net equity calculations internally—even if displayed balances appear hidden externally.

4. Sub-accounts inherit the parent account’s privacy configuration unless manually adjusted at the sub-account level through separate security settings.

5. WebSocket streams delivering private order updates retain full fidelity for authenticated connections—only public-facing REST endpoints respect the visibility toggle.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Does enabling Privacy Mode prevent others from seeing my filled order prices?A: No. Executed order prices remain part of immutable blockchain-based trade history and appear in public trade feeds.

Q: Can I hide my leverage settings while using Privacy Mode?A: Leverage configuration is always private by default and never exposed publicly—no additional toggle is required.

Q: Will my stop-loss or take-profit levels become invisible to the system after turning on Privacy Mode?A: No. Conditional orders function identically; their parameters remain active and enforceable by the matching engine.

Q: Is Privacy Mode compatible with Bybit’s Copy Trading service?A: Yes. Copy traders receive performance metrics based on anonymized returns—not raw balance snapshots—so privacy settings do not disrupt signal replication.