diff --git a/src/komodo_pax.h b/src/komodo_pax.h
index 4cb748bfd..9f333e289 100644
--- a/src/komodo_pax.h
+++ b/src/komodo_pax.h
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ int32_t komodo_baseid(char *origbase)
 uint64_t komodo_paxcalc(uint32_t *pvals,int32_t baseid,int32_t relid,uint64_t basevolume)
 {
     uint32_t pvalb,pvalr,kmdbtc,btcusd; uint64_t usdvol,baseusd,usdkmd,baserel,sum,ranked[32]; int32_t i;
-    if ( basevolume > 10000000*COIN )
+    if ( basevolume > 1000000*COIN )
         return(0);
     if ( (pvalb= pvals[baseid]) != 0 )
     {
@@ -284,17 +284,20 @@ int32_t komodo_paxprices(int32_t *heights,uint64_t *prices,int32_t max,char *bas
     return(num);
 }
 
-uint64_t PAX_fiatdest(char *destaddr,uint8_t pubkey33[33],char *coinaddr,int32_t height,char *base,int32_t fiatunits)
+uint64_t PAX_fiatdest(char *destaddr,uint8_t pubkey33[33],char *coinaddr,int32_t height,char *origbase,int64_t fiatoshis)
 {
-    uint8_t shortflag = 0; int32_t baseid,relid; uint8_t addrtype,rmd160[20]; uint64_t komodoshis = 0;
+    uint8_t shortflag = 0; char base[4]; int32_t i,baseid,relid; uint8_t addrtype,rmd160[20]; uint64_t komodoshis = 0;
     if ( strcmp(base,(char *)"KMD") == 0 || strcmp(base,(char *)"kmd") == 0 )
         return(0);
+    for (i=0; i<3; i++)
+        base[i] = toupper(origbase[i]);
+    base[i] = 0;
     if ( fiatunits < 0 )
         shortflag = 1, fiatunits = -fiatunits;
-    komodoshis = komodo_paxprice(height,base,(char *)"KMD",(uint64_t)fiatunits);
+    komodoshis = komodo_paxprice(height,base,(char *)"KMD",(uint64_t)fiatoshis);
     if ( bitcoin_addr2rmd160(&addrtype,rmd160,coinaddr) == 20 )
     {
-        PAX_pubkey(pubkey33,addrtype,rmd160,base,shortflag,fiatunits);
+        PAX_pubkey(pubkey33,addrtype,rmd160,base,shortflag,fiatoshis);
         bitcoin_address(destaddr,KOMODO_PUBTYPE,pubkey33,33);
     }
     return(komodoshis);
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index 6f08e69c5..967d7bd95 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ Value sendtoaddress(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
     return wtx.GetHash().GetHex();
 }
 
-uint64_t PAX_fiatdest(char *destaddr,uint8_t pubkey33[33],char *coinaddr,int32_t height,char *base,int32_t fiatunits);
+uint64_t PAX_fiatdest(char *destaddr,uint8_t pubkey33[33],char *coinaddr,int32_t height,char *base,int64_t fiatoshis);
 
 Value paxdeposit(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
 {
@@ -461,22 +461,22 @@ Value paxdeposit(const Array& params, bool fHelp)
     if (!EnsureWalletIsAvailable(fHelp))
         return Value::null;
     if (fHelp || params.size() != 3)
-        throw runtime_error("paxdeposit \"bitcoinaddress\" fiatunits \"base\"");
+        throw runtime_error("paxdeposit \"bitcoinaddress\" [-]fiatoshis \"base\"\nnegative fiatoshis means a short position, long position capped at 100% gain");
     LOCK2(cs_main, pwalletMain->cs_wallet);
     CBitcoinAddress address(params[0].get_str());
     if (!address.IsValid())
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Invalid Bitcoin address");
-    int32_t fiatunits = atoi(params[1].get_str());
+    int64_t fiatoshis = atof(params[1].get_str()) * COIN;
     std::string base = params[2].get_str();
     std::string dest;
-    komodoshis = PAX_fiatdest(destaddr,pubkey33,(char *)params[0].get_str().c_str(),chainActive.Tip()->nHeight,(char *)base.c_str(),fiatunits);
+    komodoshis = PAX_fiatdest(destaddr,pubkey33,(char *)params[0].get_str().c_str(),chainActive.Tip()->nHeight,(char *)base.c_str(),fiatoshis);
     dest.append(destaddr);
     CBitcoinAddress destaddress(dest);
     if (!destaddress.IsValid())
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_INVALID_ADDRESS_OR_KEY, "Invalid dest Bitcoin address");
     for (i=0; i<33; i++)
         printf("%02x",pubkey33[i]);
-    printf(" ht.%d srcaddr.(%s) %s fiatunits.%d -> dest.(%s) komodoshis.%llu\n",chainActive.Tip()->nHeight,(char *)params[0].get_str().c_str(),(char *)base.c_str(),fiatunits,destaddr,(long long)komodoshis);
+    printf(" ht.%d srcaddr.(%s) %s fiatoshis.%lld -> dest.(%s) komodoshis.%llu\n",chainActive.Tip()->nHeight,(char *)params[0].get_str().c_str(),(char *)base.c_str(),(long long)fiatoshis,destaddr,(long long)komodoshis);
     
     EnsureWalletIsUnlocked();
     CWalletTx wtx;