# How does automatic account selection work?

In the **Basic settings → Trading** section, you can specify how the account will be selected in the trading toolbar. If you have enabled the auto-substitution mode, then the account will be inserted automatically into the open **Chart** and **DOM** trading toolbars when connecting to a crypto exchange or terminal. 

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Let’s take a look at 3 cases:

1\. If you have **one connection of the same type** (only one Bitfinex or one QUIK, or only one Binance, etc.), then the account will be substituted for the specified connection regardless of the auto-connection status (this is typical for [crypto exchanges](https://support.tiger.com/english/settings/connections/crypto-exchanges)). 

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2\. If you have **multiple connections of different types** (e.g., Binance and QUIK), account substitution will only occur in the trading toolbars of the corresponding instruments.

3\. If you have **several connections of the same type** (e.g., 2 crypto exchanges or 2 terminals), then:

* 2 crypto exchanges, both with auto-connection (there are checkmarks in the “Auto-connect” column) — the account will not be substituted.
* 2 crypto exchanges, one of which has auto-connection — its account number will be substituted in the trading toolbars.
* 2 terminals — the account will not be substituted.