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How to open a perpetual position?
How to open a perpetual position?
Updated over a week ago

Step 1: Open the Perps page in the top menu.

Step 2: To select a different Market, tap the drop-down.

Step 3: Select Buy (Long) or Sell (Short) in the trade form.

Note: Funding is exchanged between open long positions and open short positions:

  • If the perpetual contract trades at a premium to the underlying spot price, then longs pay funding, while shorts receive funding.

  • If the perpetual contract trades at a discount to the underlying spot price, then shorts pay funding, while longs receive funding.

Step 4: To select a Market order, tap the dropdown.

Note: For order types such as Fill or Kill, select Advanced.

Step 5: Enter order Size or select Leverage.

Step 6: Enter the Limit Price.

Note: The Limit Price defaults to the best Bid Price or Ask Price on the orderbook.

Step 7: Select Open Position to submit the order.

Step 8: View your Open Position or Open Order.

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