diff --git a/db/market.go b/db/market.go
index 9396be1..dcd788d 100644
--- a/db/market.go
+++ b/db/market.go
@@ -265,3 +265,31 @@ func (db *DB) FetchMarketStats(marketId int64, stats *MarketStats) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (db *DB) FetchUserBalance(marketId int64, pubkey string, balance *map[string]any) error {
+	query := "" +
+		"SELECT s.description, " +
+		"SUM(CASE WHEN o.side = 'BUY' THEN o.quantity ELSE -o.quantity END) " +
+		"FROM orders o " +
+		"JOIN invoices i ON i.id = o.invoice_id " +
+		"JOIN shares s ON s.id = o.share_id " +
+		"WHERE o.pubkey = $1 AND s.market_id = $2 AND i.confirmed_at IS NOT NULL AND o.order_id IS NOT NULL " +
+		"GROUP BY o.pubkey, s.description"
+	rows, err := db.Query(query, pubkey, marketId)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	defer rows.Close()
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var (
+			sdesc string
+			val   int
+		)
+		if err = rows.Scan(&sdesc, &val); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		(*balance)[sdesc] = val
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/server/router/handler/market.go b/server/router/handler/market.go
index 52fff47..3cec240 100644
--- a/server/router/handler/market.go
+++ b/server/router/handler/market.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ func HandleMarket(sc context.ServerContext) echo.HandlerFunc {
 			orders   []db.Order
 			err      error
 			data     map[string]any
+			u        db.User
 		)
 		if marketId, err = strconv.ParseInt(c.Param("id"), 10, 64); err != nil {
 			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, "Bad Request")
@@ -45,6 +46,14 @@ func HandleMarket(sc context.ServerContext) echo.HandlerFunc {
 			"Description": market.Description,
 			"Shares":      shares,
 		}
+		if session := c.Get("session"); session != nil {
+			u = session.(db.User)
+			uBalance := make(map[string]any)
+			if err = sc.Db.FetchUserBalance(marketId, u.Pubkey, &uBalance); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			lib.Merge(&data, &map[string]any{"user": uBalance})
+		}
 		return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, data)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/vue/src/components/BuyOrderForm.vue b/vue/src/components/BuyOrderForm.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4af46e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vue/src/components/BuyOrderForm.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <button type="button" :class="yesClass" class="label success font-mono mx-1 my-3"
+      @click.prevent="toggleYes">YES</button>
+    <button type="button" :class="noClass" class="label error font-mono mx-1 my-3" @click.prevent="toggleNo">NO</button>
+    <form v-show="showForm" @submit.prevent="submitForm">
+      <label for="stake">how much?</label>
+      <input name="stake" v-model="stake" type="number" min="0" placeholder="sats" required />
+      <label for="certainty">how sure?</label>
+      <input name="certainty" v-model="certainty" type="number" min="0.01" max="0.99" step="0.01" required />
+      <label>you receive:</label>
+      <label>{{ format(shares) }} {{ selected }} shares @ {{ format(price) }} sats</label>
+      <label>you pay:</label>
+      <label>{{ format(cost) }} sats</label>
+      <label>if you win:</label>
+      <label>+{{ format(profit) }} sats</label>
+      <button class="col-span-2" type="submit">submit buy order</button>
+    </form>
+    <div v-if="err" class="red text-center">{{ err }}</div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script setup>
+import { ref, computed } from 'vue'
+import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
+
+const router = useRouter()
+const route = useRoute()
+const marketId = route.params.id
+const selected = ref(route.query.share || null)
+const showForm = computed(() => selected.value !== null)
+const err = ref(null)
+
+// how much wants the user bet?
+const stake = ref(route.query.stake || 100)
+// how sure is the user he will win?
+const certainty = ref(route.query.certainty || 0.5)
+// price per share: more risk, lower price, higher reward
+const price = computed(() => certainty.value * 100)
+// how many (full) shares can be bought?
+const shares = computed(() => {
+  const val = price.value > 0 ? stake.value / price.value : null
+  // only full shares can be bought
+  return Math.round(val)
+})
+// how much does this order cost?
+const cost = computed(() => {
+  return shares.value * price.value
+})
+// how high is the potential reward?
+const profit = computed(() => {
+  // shares expire at 10 or 0 sats
+  const val = (100 * shares.value) - cost.value
+  return isNaN(val) ? 0 : val
+})
+
+const format = (x, i = 3) => x === null ? null : x >= 1 ? Math.round(x) : x === 0 ? x : x.toFixed(i)
+
+const market = ref(null)
+const url = '/api/market/' + marketId
+await fetch(url)
+  .then(r => r.json())
+  .then(body => {
+    market.value = body
+  })
+  .catch(console.error)
+// Currently, we only support binary markets.
+// (only events which can be answered with YES and NO)
+const yesShareId = computed(() => {
+  return market?.value.Shares.find(s => s.Description === 'YES').Id
+})
+const noShareId = computed(() => {
+  return market?.value.Shares.find(s => s.Description === 'NO').Id
+})
+const shareId = computed(() => {
+  return selected.value === 'YES' ? yesShareId.value : noShareId.value
+})
+
+const submitForm = async () => {
+  // TODO validate form
+  const url = window.origin + '/api/order'
+  const body = JSON.stringify({
+    sid: shareId.value,
+    quantity: shares.value,
+    price: price.value,
+    // TODO support selling
+    side: 'BUY'
+  })
+  const res = await fetch(url, { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-type': 'application/json' }, body })
+  const resBody = await res.json()
+  if (res.status !== 402) {
+    err.value = `error: server responded with HTTP ${resBody.status}`
+    return
+  }
+  const invoiceId = resBody.id
+  router.push('/invoice/' + invoiceId)
+}
+
+const toggleYes = () => {
+  selected.value = selected.value === 'YES' ? null : 'YES'
+}
+
+const toggleNo = () => {
+  selected.value = selected.value === 'NO' ? null : 'NO'
+}
+
+const yesClass = computed(() => selected.value === 'YES' ? ['active'] : [])
+const noClass = computed(() => selected.value === 'NO' ? ['active'] : [])
+
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+.success.active {
+  background-color: #35df8d;
+  color: white;
+}
+
+.error.active {
+  background-color: #ff7386;
+  color: white;
+}
+
+form {
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: auto auto;
+}
+
+form>* {
+  margin: 0.5em 1em;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/vue/src/components/Market.vue b/vue/src/components/Market.vue
index b1d765a..9ad3c05 100644
--- a/vue/src/components/Market.vue
+++ b/vue/src/components/Market.vue
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     </nav>
   </header>
   <Suspense>
-    <router-view class="m-3" />
+    <router-view />
   </Suspense>
 </template>
 
diff --git a/vue/src/components/MarketList.vue b/vue/src/components/MarketList.vue
index a3668f6..3653f77 100644
--- a/vue/src/components/MarketList.vue
+++ b/vue/src/components/MarketList.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <template>
   <ul>
     <li class="my-3" v-for="market in markets" :key="market.id">
-      <router-link :to="'/market/' + market.id + '/form'">{{ market.description }}</router-link>
+      <router-link :to="'/market/' + market.id + '/form/buy'">{{ market.description }}</router-link>
     </li>
   </ul>
   <button v-if="!showForm" @click.prevent="toggleForm">+ create market</button>
diff --git a/vue/src/components/MarketOrders.vue b/vue/src/components/MarketOrders.vue
index bb4d024..b7b07ec 100644
--- a/vue/src/components/MarketOrders.vue
+++ b/vue/src/components/MarketOrders.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <div class="text w-auto">
+  <div class="text w-auto mt-3">
     <table>
       <thead>
         <th>description</th>
diff --git a/vue/src/components/MarketStats.vue b/vue/src/components/MarketStats.vue
index 2eb5e89..1f450fd 100644
--- a/vue/src/components/MarketStats.vue
+++ b/vue/src/components/MarketStats.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <div>
+  <div class="mt-3">
     <div class="mb-1">
       <span>YES: {{  (currentYes * 100).toFixed(2) }}%</span>
       <span>NO: {{  (currentNo * 100).toFixed(2) }}%</span>
diff --git a/vue/src/components/OrderForm.vue b/vue/src/components/OrderForm.vue
index 8f7c75e..f87835f 100644
--- a/vue/src/components/OrderForm.vue
+++ b/vue/src/components/OrderForm.vue
@@ -1,131 +1,31 @@
 <template>
   <div>
-    <button type="button" :class="yesClass" class="label success font-mono mx-1 my-3"
-      @click.prevent="toggleYes">YES</button>
-    <button type="button" :class="noClass" class="label error font-mono mx-1 my-3" @click.prevent="toggleNo">NO</button>
-    <form v-show="showForm" @submit.prevent="submitForm">
-      <label for="stake">how much?</label>
-      <input name="stake" v-model="stake" type="number" min="0" placeholder="sats" required />
-      <label for="certainty">how sure?</label>
-      <input name="certainty" v-model="certainty" type="number" min="0.01" max="0.99" step="0.01" required />
-      <label>you receive:</label>
-      <label>{{ format(shares) }} {{ selected }} shares @ {{ format(price) }} sats</label>
-      <label>you pay:</label>
-      <label>{{ format(cost) }} sats</label>
-      <label>if you win:</label>
-      <label>{{ format(profit) }} sats</label>
-      <button class="col-span-2" type="submit">submit order</button>
-    </form>
-    <div v-if="err" class="red text-center">{{ err }}</div>
+    <header class="flex flex-row text-center justify-center pt-1">
+      <nav>
+        <StyledLink :to="'/market/' + marketId + '/form/buy'">buy</StyledLink>
+        <StyledLink :to="'/market/' + marketId + '/form/sell'">sell</StyledLink>
+      </nav>
+    </header>
+    <router-view />
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script setup>
-import { ref, computed } from 'vue'
-import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
+import { useRoute } from 'vue-router'
+import StyledLink from '@/components/StyledLink'
 
-const router = useRouter()
 const route = useRoute()
 const marketId = route.params.id
-const selected = ref(route.query.share || null)
-const showForm = computed(() => selected.value !== null)
-const yesClass = computed(() => selected.value === 'YES' ? ['active'] : [])
-const noClass = computed(() => selected.value === 'NO' ? ['active'] : [])
-const err = ref(null)
-
-// how much wants the user bet?
-const stake = ref(route.query.stake || 100)
-// how sure is the user he will win?
-const certainty = ref(route.query.certainty || 0.5)
-// price per share: more risk, lower price, higher reward
-const price = computed(() => certainty.value * 100)
-// how many (full) shares can be bought?
-const shares = computed(() => {
-  const val = price.value > 0 ? stake.value / price.value : null
-  // only full shares can be bought
-  return Math.round(val)
-})
-// how much does this order cost?
-const cost = computed(() => {
-  return shares.value * price.value
-})
-// how high is the potential reward?
-const profit = computed(() => {
-  // shares expire at 10 or 0 sats
-  const val = (100 * shares.value) - cost.value
-  return isNaN(val) ? 0 : val
-})
-
-const format = (x, i = 3) => x === null ? null : x >= 1 ? Math.round(x) : x === 0 ? x : x.toFixed(i)
-
-const market = ref(null)
-const url = '/api/market/' + marketId
-await fetch(url)
-  .then(r => r.json())
-  .then(body => {
-    market.value = body
-  })
-  .catch(console.error)
-// Currently, we only support binary markets.
-// (only events which can be answered with YES and NO)
-const yesShareId = computed(() => {
-  return market?.value.Shares.find(s => s.Description === 'YES').Id
-})
-const noShareId = computed(() => {
-  return market?.value.Shares.find(s => s.Description === 'NO').Id
-})
-const shareId = computed(() => {
-  return selected.value === 'YES' ? yesShareId.value : noShareId.value
-})
-
-const toggleYes = () => {
-  selected.value = selected.value === 'YES' ? null : 'YES'
-}
-
-const toggleNo = () => {
-  selected.value = selected.value === 'NO' ? null : 'NO'
-}
-
-const submitForm = async () => {
-  // TODO validate form
-  const url = window.origin + '/api/order'
-  const body = JSON.stringify({
-    sid: shareId.value,
-    quantity: shares.value,
-    price: price.value,
-    // TODO support selling
-    side: 'BUY'
-  })
-  const res = await fetch(url, { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-type': 'application/json' }, body })
-  const resBody = await res.json()
-  if (res.status !== 402) {
-    err.value = `error: server responded with HTTP ${resBody.status}`
-    return
-  }
-  const invoiceId = resBody.id
-  router.push('/invoice/' + invoiceId)
-}
 
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
-.success.active {
-  background-color: #35df8d;
-  color: white;
+nav {
+  display: flex;
+  justify-content: center;
 }
 
-.error.active {
-  background-color: #ff7386;
-  color: white;
-}
-
-form {
-  margin: 0 auto;
-  display: grid;
-  grid-template-columns: auto auto;
-}
-
-form>* {
-  margin: 0.5em 1em;
+nav>a {
+  margin: 0 3px;
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/vue/src/components/SellOrderForm.vue b/vue/src/components/SellOrderForm.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be35559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vue/src/components/SellOrderForm.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <button type="button" :class="yesClass" class="label success font-mono mx-1 my-3"
+      @click.prevent="toggleYes">YES</button>
+    <button type="button" :class="noClass" class="label error font-mono mx-1 my-3" @click.prevent="toggleNo">NO</button>
+    <form v-show="showForm" @submit.prevent="submitForm">
+      <label for="inv">you have:</label>
+      <label name="inv">{{ userShares }} shares</label>
+      <label for="shares">how many?</label>
+      <input name="shares" v-model="shares" type="number" min="1" :max="userShares" placeholder="shares" required />
+      <label for="price">price?</label>
+      <input name="price" v-model="price" type="number" min="1" max="99" step="1" required />
+      <label>you sell:</label>
+      <label>{{ shares }} {{ selected }} shares @ {{ price }} sats</label>
+      <label>you make:</label>
+      <label>+{{ format(profit) }} sats</label>
+      <button class="col-span-2" type="submit">submit sell order</button>
+    </form>
+    <div v-if="err" class="red text-center">{{ err }}</div>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script setup>
+import { ref, computed } from 'vue'
+import { useRoute, useRouter } from 'vue-router'
+
+const router = useRouter()
+const route = useRoute()
+const marketId = route.params.id
+const selected = ref(route.query.share || null)
+const showForm = computed(() => selected.value !== null)
+const err = ref(null)
+
+// how many shares wants the user sell?
+const shares = ref(route.query.shares || 1)
+// at which price?
+const price = ref(route.query.price || 50)
+// how high is the potential reward?
+const profit = computed(() => {
+  const val = shares.value * price.value
+  return isNaN(val) ? 0 : val
+})
+
+const format = (x, i = 3) => x === null ? null : x >= 1 ? Math.round(x) : x === 0 ? x : x.toFixed(i)
+
+const market = ref(null)
+
+const url = '/api/market/' + marketId
+await fetch(url)
+  .then(r => r.json())
+  .then(body => {
+    market.value = body
+  })
+  .catch(console.error)
+// Currently, we only support binary markets.
+// (only events which can be answered with YES and NO)
+const yesShareId = computed(() => {
+  return market?.value.Shares.find(s => s.Description === 'YES').Id
+})
+const noShareId = computed(() => {
+  return market?.value.Shares.find(s => s.Description === 'NO').Id
+})
+const shareId = computed(() => {
+  return selected.value === 'YES' ? yesShareId.value : noShareId.value
+})
+const userShares = computed(() => {
+  return selected.value === 'YES' ? market.value.user.YES : market.value.user.NO
+})
+
+const submitForm = async () => {
+  // TODO validate form
+  const url = window.origin + '/api/order'
+  const body = JSON.stringify({
+    sid: shareId.value,
+    quantity: shares.value,
+    price: price.value,
+    // TODO support selling
+    side: 'SELL'
+  })
+  const res = await fetch(url, { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-type': 'application/json' }, body })
+  const resBody = await res.json()
+  if (res.status !== 402) {
+    err.value = `error: server responded with HTTP ${resBody.status}`
+    return
+  }
+  const invoiceId = resBody.id
+  router.push('/invoice/' + invoiceId)
+}
+
+const toggleYes = () => {
+  selected.value = selected.value === 'YES' ? null : 'YES'
+}
+
+const toggleNo = () => {
+  selected.value = selected.value === 'NO' ? null : 'NO'
+}
+
+const yesClass = computed(() => selected.value === 'YES' ? ['active'] : [])
+const noClass = computed(() => selected.value === 'NO' ? ['active'] : [])
+
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+.success.active {
+  background-color: #35df8d;
+  color: white;
+}
+
+.error.active {
+  background-color: #ff7386;
+  color: white;
+}
+
+form {
+  margin: 0 auto;
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: auto auto;
+}
+
+form>* {
+  margin: 0.5em 1em;
+}
+</style>
diff --git a/vue/src/main.js b/vue/src/main.js
index b0cb0d9..3cf9b44 100644
--- a/vue/src/main.js
+++ b/vue/src/main.js
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ import UserOrders from '@/components/UserOrders'
 import OrderForm from '@/components/OrderForm'
 import MarketOrders from '@/components/MarketOrders'
 import MarketStats from '@/components/MarketStats'
+import BuyOrderForm from '@/components/BuyOrderForm'
+import SellOrderForm from '@/components/SellOrderForm'
 
 const routes = [
   {
@@ -37,7 +39,19 @@ const routes = [
     path: '/market/:id',
     component: MarketView,
     children: [
-      { path: 'form', name: 'form', component: OrderForm },
+      {
+        path: 'form',
+        name: 'form',
+        component: OrderForm,
+        children: [
+          {
+            path: 'buy', name: 'form-buy', component: BuyOrderForm
+          },
+          {
+            path: 'sell', name: 'form-sell', component: SellOrderForm
+          }
+        ]
+      },
       { path: 'orders', name: 'market-orders', component: MarketOrders },
       { path: 'stats', name: 'market-stats', component: MarketStats }
     ]