Take Profit / Stop Loss Upgrade on BTCMEX
Take Profit / Stop Loss function has been improved on BTCMEX. Automated TP/SL settings are now live and available while placing the order on our platform. Bitcoin leverage trading has never been easier!
From Olives to Bitcoin: Evolution of Derivatives
Financial derivatives are not exclusive to cryptocurrencies and date back to ancient Greece! Speculation on an underlying asset got a new twist with the rise of digital assets known for their volatility and opportunities to profit.
Margin Trading: 100x Leverage
Margin (Leveraged) Trading: Purchase and sale of a financial asset, like cryptocurrency, using Leverage to open larger positions with a small collateral amount in order to profit from the market swings.
Profit and Loss (PNL)
Profit and Loss (PNL): A calculation of a possible or actual profit or loss of a position on the exchange.
Perpetual Contract
Perpetual Contract: A type of Futures Contract which doesn’t have an expiration date or settlement.
Maintenance Margin
Maintenance Margin: A minimum amount of a trader’s money he needs to keep his position open.
Liquidation
Liquidation: An automatic closing of the position due to a significant Margin loss.
Leverage
Leverage: A multiplication of the Initial Margin by x to give the total position value.
Margin, Isolated and Cross-Margin
Margin: A part of the total position value that belongs to the trader.
Mark Price and Index Price
Mark Price: The average market price (Index Price) + a decaying Funding Basis.
Index Price: The average price index of a cryptocurrency on major exchanges.