Futures trading

Crypto futures let you trade with leverage – control $10,000 of BTC exposure with $1,000 margin, go long or short, and close positions without owning the underlying asset. Leverage amplifies gains and losses. A 5% move against you at 20x leverage means liquidation. Funding rates drain your position every 8 hours if you're on the wrong side. Risk controls – or their absence – determine whether you survive volatility or get liquidated during a week. This category covers tested futures platforms: Binance Futures, Bybit Futures, OKX Futures, Hyperliquid, dYdX, and others. We compare fees and funding (maker/taker splits, funding rate behavior across cycles, liquidation fees), leverage and margin (available leverage, cross vs isolated margin, margin call behavior), contract selection (perpetuals vs quarterly, altcoin availability, liquidity depth), liquidation engines (mark price vs last price, wick protection, insurance funds), and risk tools (take-profit/stop-loss reliability, trailing stops, auto-deleveraging transparency). You'll find platform comparisons, funding rate trackers, and liquidation survival guides. We test with real leveraged positions – opening trades, monitoring funding, testing stop-losses during volatility, and withdrawing.