# Trade Ledger Management

Trade Ledgers serve as the foundation for trading NFTs within a specific collection and currency.

1.1 Create Trade Ledger

Function:

```
public fun create_trade_ledger<CURRENCY>(
    registry: &mut LedgerRegistry,
    collection_cap: &CollectionCap,
    clock: &Clock,
    ctx: &mut TxContext
)

```

**Description:**

* Registers a **new trade ledger** for an NFT collection.
* Ensures only the **collection creator** can create a ledger.
* Stores **collection metadata** and tracks all buy/sell offers.

**Validations:**

* The sender must be the **creator** of the collection.
* The ledger must **not already exist**.


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