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Crypto
Crypto trades around the clock and is often traded with high leverage on perpetual futures. These guides explain the mechanics that cause sudden liquidations and wild wicks.
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What Is Liquidation in Crypto Futures, and How Do You Avoid It?
Liquidation is when an exchange force-closes a leveraged crypto position because margin can no longer cover losses. Learn how liquidation price is calculated and how to avoid it.
What Is the Funding Rate in Crypto? Who Pays and How It Is Calculated
Funding rates are periodic payments between long and short traders on crypto perpetual futures. Learn who pays, how often, how to calculate the fee, and what extreme funding signals.
What Are Perpetual Futures in Crypto? How Perps Work
Perpetual futures (perps) are crypto derivatives with no expiry date. Learn how they track spot prices through funding, what mark price is, and how leverage and liquidation work.
What Is Open Interest? How to Read It With Price and Volume
Open interest is the number of futures or options contracts still open. Learn the difference from volume, how rising or falling open interest combines with price, and what it means in crypto.
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