diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index f801e11..4584f20 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -708,24 +708,42 @@ impl Db {
     pub fn set_exchange_credentials(
         &mut self,
         exchange: Exchange,
+        exchange_account: &str,
         exchange_credentials: ExchangeCredentials,
     ) -> DbResult<()> {
-        self.clear_exchange_credentials(exchange)?;
+        self.clear_exchange_credentials(exchange, exchange_account)?;
 
         self.credentials_db
-            .set(&format!("{exchange:?}"), &exchange_credentials)
+            .set(
+                &format!("{exchange:?}{exchange_account}"),
+                &exchange_credentials,
+            )
             .unwrap();
 
         Ok(self.credentials_db.dump()?)
     }
 
-    pub fn get_exchange_credentials(&self, exchange: Exchange) -> Option<ExchangeCredentials> {
-        self.credentials_db.get(&format!("{exchange:?}"))
+    pub fn get_exchange_credentials(
+        &self,
+        exchange: Exchange,
+        exchange_account: &str,
+    ) -> Option<ExchangeCredentials> {
+        self.credentials_db
+            .get(&format!("{exchange:?}{exchange_account}"))
     }
 
-    pub fn clear_exchange_credentials(&mut self, exchange: Exchange) -> DbResult<()> {
-        if self.get_exchange_credentials(exchange).is_some() {
-            self.credentials_db.rem(&format!("{exchange:?}")).ok();
+    pub fn clear_exchange_credentials(
+        &mut self,
+        exchange: Exchange,
+        exchange_account: &str,
+    ) -> DbResult<()> {
+        if self
+            .get_exchange_credentials(exchange, exchange_account)
+            .is_some()
+        {
+            self.credentials_db
+                .rem(&format!("{exchange:?}{exchange_account}"))
+                .ok();
             self.credentials_db.dump()?;
         }
         Ok(())
@@ -737,7 +755,7 @@ impl Db {
             .into_iter()
             .filter_map(|key| {
                 if let Ok(exchange) = key.parse() {
-                    self.get_exchange_credentials(exchange)
+                    self.get_exchange_credentials(exchange, "")
                         .map(|exchange_credentials| (exchange, exchange_credentials))
                 } else {
                     None
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index df268e1..f5ddbdc 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5065,6 +5065,16 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
                 .about("Exchange interactions")
                 .setting(AppSettings::SubcommandRequiredElseHelp)
                 .setting(AppSettings::InferSubcommands)
+                .arg(
+                    Arg::with_name("exchange_account")
+                        .long("account")
+                        .value_name("ACCOUNT_NAME")
+                        .takes_value(true)
+                        .global(true)
+                        .help("User-defined name of the exchange account to use \
+                              (extra help: specify this option BEFORE the subcomand name, \
+                               not after as indicated by --help) [default: '']"),
+                )
                 .subcommand(
                     SubCommand::with_name("balance")
                         .about("Get exchange balance")
@@ -6225,9 +6235,13 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
             assert!(exchanges.contains(&exchange), "Bug!");
             let exchange = Exchange::from_str(exchange)?;
 
+            let exchange_account = value_t!(exchange_matches, "exchange_account", String)
+                .ok()
+                .unwrap_or_default();
+
             let exchange_client = || {
                 let exchange_credentials = db
-                    .get_exchange_credentials(exchange)
+                    .get_exchange_credentials(exchange, &exchange_account)
                     .ok_or_else(|| format!("No API key set for {exchange:?}"))?;
                 exchange_client_new(exchange, exchange_credentials)
             };
@@ -6709,28 +6723,31 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
                     .await?;
                 }
                 ("api", Some(api_matches)) => match api_matches.subcommand() {
-                    ("show", Some(_arg_matches)) => match db.get_exchange_credentials(exchange) {
-                        Some(ExchangeCredentials {
-                            api_key,
-                            subaccount,
-                            ..
-                        }) => {
-                            println!("API Key: {api_key}");
-                            println!("Secret: ********");
-                            if let Some(subaccount) = subaccount {
-                                println!("Subaccount: {subaccount}");
+                    ("show", Some(_arg_matches)) => {
+                        match db.get_exchange_credentials(exchange, &exchange_account) {
+                            Some(ExchangeCredentials {
+                                api_key,
+                                subaccount,
+                                ..
+                            }) => {
+                                println!("API Key: {api_key}");
+                                println!("Secret: ********");
+                                if let Some(subaccount) = subaccount {
+                                    println!("Subaccount: {subaccount}");
+                                }
+                            }
+                            None => {
+                                println!("No API key set for {exchange:?}");
                             }
                         }
-                        None => {
-                            println!("No API key set for {exchange:?}");
-                        }
-                    },
+                    }
                     ("set", Some(arg_matches)) => {
                         let api_key = value_t_or_exit!(arg_matches, "api_key", String);
                         let secret = value_t_or_exit!(arg_matches, "secret", String);
                         let subaccount = value_t!(arg_matches, "subaccount", String).ok();
                         db.set_exchange_credentials(
                             exchange,
+                            &exchange_account,
                             ExchangeCredentials {
                                 api_key,
                                 secret,
@@ -6740,7 +6757,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
                         println!("API key set for {exchange:?}");
                     }
                     ("clear", Some(_arg_matches)) => {
-                        db.clear_exchange_credentials(exchange)?;
+                        db.clear_exchange_credentials(exchange, &exchange_account)?;
                         println!("Cleared API key for {exchange:?}");
                     }
                     _ => unreachable!(),