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-Coding Style
-===============
+# Contributing
+
+## Please contribute
+
+All PR's are welcome
+
+## Coding Style
 
 In order to maintain a consistent style across the codebase, the following coding style has been adopted:
 
@@ -8,7 +13,7 @@ In order to maintain a consistent style across the codebase, the following codin
 - Variable names use CamelCase (var someVar()).
 - Coding style uses gofmt.
 - Const variables are CamelCase depending on exported items.
-- In line with gofmt, for loops and if statements don't require paranthesis.
+- In line with gofmt, for loops and if statements don't require parenthesis.
 
 Block style example:
 ```go
@@ -29,4 +34,4 @@ func SendHTTPRequest(method, path string, headers map[string]string, body io.Rea
 	}
  	...
 }
-```
+```
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+# New Issue
+
+## Context
+
+Please provide any relevant information about your setup. This is important in case the issue is not reproducible except for under certain conditions.
+
+* Operating System:
+
+* GoCryptoTrader version (`gocryptotrader -version`):
+
+## Expected Behavior
+
+Please describe the behavior you are expecting
+
+## Current Behavior
+
+What is the current behavior?
+
+## Failure Information (for bugs)
+
+Please help by providing information about the failure. If it is not a bug, please remove the rest of this template.
+
+### Steps to Reproduce
+
+Please provide detailed steps for reproducing the issue.
+
+1. step 1
+2. step 2
+3. step 3...
+
+### Failure Logs
+
+By default, GoCryptoTrader stores its `debug.log` file in `%APPDATA%\GoCryptoTrader` on Windows and `~/.gocryptotrader` on Linux/Unix/macOS. Raw text or a link to a pastebin type site is preferred.
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+# Description
+
+Please include a summary of the change and which issue is fixed. Please also include relevant motivation and context. List any dependencies that are required for this change. 
+
+Fixes # (issue)
+
+## Type of change
+
+Please delete options that are not relevant and add an `x` in `[]` as item is complete.
+
+- [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
+- [ ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
+- [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
+- [ ] This change requires a documentation update
+
+# How Has This Been Tested?
+
+Please describe the tests that you ran to verify your changes. Provide instructions so we can reproduce. Please also list any relevant details for your test configuration
+
+## Please also consider improving test coverage whilst working on a certain package
+
+- [ ] Test A
+- [ ] Test B
+
+# Checklist:
+
+- [ ] My code follows the style guidelines of this project
+- [ ] I have performed a self-review of my own code
+- [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
+- [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation and regenerated documentation via the documentation tool 
+- [ ] My changes generate no new warnings
+- [ ] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
+- [ ] New and existing unit tests pass locally and on Travis with my changes
+- [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules
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