How to Trade Perpetual Futures
Learn how to prepare, open, manage and close a perpetual futures position while controlling leverage, costs and liquidation risk.
From Choosing a Market to Closing the Position
Trading a perpetual contract involves a series of practical decisions.
You need to choose a suitable platform and contract, decide how much capital to risk, select a margin mode, place the correct order and understand what could close the position before you do.
The process does not end when the order is filled. Funding, collateral value, market volatility and execution costs can continue to affect the position until it is closed.
A Safer Way to Approach a Trade
- Confirm that the contract is available to you and understand what market it tracks.
- Decide the maximum amount you are prepared to lose before choosing the position size.
- Check the margin mode, entry price, estimated liquidation price, fees and funding terms.
- Define where the trade is wrong, where profits may be taken and what would cause you to close early.
- Monitor the position without increasing risk simply because the market moves against you.
- Review the final result after fees, funding and execution costs.
Trading Is Execution, Not Prediction
This page explains the practical side of using perpetual futures. It does not provide signals, price predictions or guaranteed-return methods.
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