How to Trade Perpetual Futures

Learn how to prepare a perpetual futures trade, open and size a position, control risk, manage costs and exposure, and choose a suitable platform.

Getting Started

Prepare your first trade by learning the basic workflow, choosing a market, checking contract terms, setting up margin and understanding the costs involved.

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Opening and Sizing Positions

Learn how to choose long or short exposure, calculate position size, select leverage, place an entry order and understand the capital committed to a trade.

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Risk Management

Control liquidation risk, define maximum loss, size positions responsibly, place protective orders and decide how much capital to keep on a platform.

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Managing Open Positions

Adjust, reduce, protect or close an existing position while monitoring PnL, margin, funding, execution and changing market conditions.

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Trading Platforms

Compare the exchanges and on-chain platforms that offer perpetual futures by markets, fees, liquidity, custody, access and risk controls.

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