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+## Exchange
+
+This package contains the implementation of the [`Exchange`](https://github.com/0xProject/0x-protocol-specification/blob/master/v2/v2-specification.md#exchange). This contract is responsible for settling trades and is typically the entry point for all transactions that interact with the 0x protocol. Lightweight examples of how external contracts can interct with the `Exchange` contract can be found in the [examples](./contracts/examples) directory. Addresses of the deployed contracts can be found in the 0x [wiki](https://0xproject.com/wiki#Deployed-Addresses) or the [DEPLOYS](./DEPLOYS.json) file within this package.
+
+## Installation
+
+**Install**
+
+```bash
+npm install @0x/contracts-exchange --save
+```
+
+## Bug bounty
+
+A bug bounty for the 2.0.0 contracts is ongoing! Instructions can be found [here](https://0xproject.com/wiki#Bug-Bounty).
+
+## Contributing
+
+We strongly recommend that the community help us make improvements and determine the future direction of the protocol. To report bugs within this package, please create an issue in this repository.
+
+For proposals regarding the 0x protocol's smart contract architecture, message format, or additional functionality, go to the [0x Improvement Proposals (ZEIPs)](https://github.com/0xProject/ZEIPs) repository and follow the contribution guidelines provided therein.
+
+Please read our [contribution guidelines](../../CONTRIBUTING.md) before getting started.
+
+### Install Dependencies
+
+If you don't have yarn workspaces enabled (Yarn < v1.0) - enable them:
+
+```bash
+yarn config set workspaces-experimental true
+```
+
+Then install dependencies
+
+```bash
+yarn install
+```
+
+### Build
+
+To build this package and all other monorepo packages that it depends on, run the following from the monorepo root directory:
+
+```bash
+PKG=@0x/contracts-exchange yarn build
+```
+
+Or continuously rebuild on change:
+
+```bash
+PKG=@0x/contracts-exchange yarn watch
+```
+
+### Clean
+
+```bash
+yarn clean
+```
+
+### Lint
+
+```bash
+yarn lint
+```
+
+### Run Tests
+
+```bash
+yarn test
+```
+
+#### Testing options
+
+Contracts testing options like coverage, profiling, revert traces or backing node choosing - are described [here](../TESTING.md).