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Futures & Perpetuals

BTC Perpetual Maintenance Margin Tiers: What Changes as a Position Grows

Learn how BTC perpetual risk tiers use notional value and what to check before increasing an existing position.

Intermediate
11/11/2026 05:49:27
1-5m
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Futures & Perpetuals

Stop-Loss vs Take-Profit Orders: How They Work

Compare stop-loss and take-profit instructions, including trigger prices, execution risk, partial exits and why neither order guarantees an exact result.

Beginner
10/28/2026 06:35:32
5-10m
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Futures & Perpetuals

Closing a BTC Perpetual Position: Quantity and Reduce-Only Checks

Follow a hypothetical BTC partial close, distinguish reducing exposure from opening an opposite position, and verify reduce-only settings and final fills.

Intermediate
10/26/2026 10:46:13
5-10m
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Futures & Perpetuals

Perpetual vs. Expiry Futures: Funding, Settlement and Rollover

Compare perpetual contracts with dated futures, including funding, expiry, settlement and rollover costs, without assuming either structure removes margin risk.

Intermediate
10/23/2026 08:54:57
5-10m
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Futures & Perpetuals

BTC Perpetual P&L: Calculate Long and Short Results in USDT

Calculate hypothetical BTC perpetual gains and losses, subtract fees and funding, and distinguish position quantity, leverage and unrealized results.

Intermediate
10/20/2026 05:52:23
5-10m
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Futures & Perpetuals

What Is Open Interest in Crypto Futures? Contracts vs. Volume

Distinguish outstanding futures contracts from trading volume, follow position-opening examples and interpret open interest without assuming a price direction.

Intermediate
10/20/2026 05:46:38
5-10m
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Futures & Perpetuals

Mark Price vs Last Price: Which Price Matters in Crypto Futures?

Compare last, index and mark prices, understand liquidation references and learn why a displayed chart price may differ from an actual fill.

Intermediate
10/16/2026 12:12:47
5-10m
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Futures & Perpetuals

ETH Perpetual Funding Fees: Calculate the Cost of Holding a Position

Calculate hypothetical ETH perpetual funding payments, compare notional exposure with margin and understand why estimated rates are not fixed holding costs.

Intermediate
10/15/2026 12:14:54
5-10m
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Futures & Perpetuals

How to Set a Stop-Loss Order in Crypto Trading

Learn how to plan and place a crypto stop-loss, choose trigger prices, size positions, and understand slippage, liquidation risk and common mistakes.

Intermediate
10/13/2026 08:20:01
5-10m
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Futures & Perpetuals

Cross Margin vs. Isolated Margin in Crypto Futures

Compare cross and isolated margin, how collateral is shared, why liquidation prices differ, and which risk controls to check before trading futures.

Intermediate
10/13/2026 08:19:48
5-10m
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Futures & Perpetuals

How to Calculate Crypto Position Size Before Trading

Learn how to turn a risk budget and stop distance into a planned crypto position size, then account for leverage, fees, slippage and liquidation risk.

Intermediate
10/12/2026 15:02:51
5-10m
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Futures & Perpetuals

How to Set Take-Profit Targets in Crypto Trading

Learn how crypto take-profit targets work, how to plan full or partial exits, and why trigger price, execution, fees and changing position size still matter.

Intermediate
10/12/2026 15:02:33
5-10m
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