# Open Trade Not Progressing to Step 3

**URL:** <https://bisq.community/t/open-trade-not-progressing-to-step-3/10281>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [January 20, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/open-trade-not-progressing-to-step-3/10281 "2021-01-20T21:54:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![au\_Bits](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/au_bits/32/2790_2.png) [@au\_Bits](https://bisq.community/u/au_Bits)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://bisq.community/t/open-trade-not-progressing-to-step-3/10281/1 "2021-01-20T21:54:03Z")

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Hi,

I currently have a trade stuck at stage 2. Wait until payment has started.  
My peer has sent the fiat to my bank but I cannot release the funds.

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**Author:** ![MnM](https://bisq.community/user_avatar/bisq.community/mnm/32/257_2.png) [@MnM](https://bisq.community/u/MnM)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2021, 9:24am UTC](https://bisq.community/t/open-trade-not-progressing-to-step-3/10281/2 "2021-01-21T09:24:07Z")

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Make sure through the trader chat that buyer has pushed the “payment sent” button and open mediation with ctrl+O.