Futures grid robots are tools for automated trading strategies. They are designed to establish long and short positions at regular intervals within a predetermined price range. Grid bots seek to capitalize on price fluctuations. They perform best in volatile markets.…
The funding fee mechanism anchors the trading price of perpetual contracts to the spot price of the underlying asset. Funding Fee = Positional Value * Funding Rate Assuming funding payments occur every 8 hours: The funding fee is directly exchanged…
Mark price refers to the estimated true value of futures contracts. It takes into account the fair value of an asset to avoid unnecessary liquidations during periods of market volatility. Perpetual futures contracts use mark price as the trigger condition…
The index price represents the market consensus price of the underlying asset (the corresponding spot of the futures). It is derived from the weighted average of quotes from multiple spot exchanges, including Pionex, Binance, Bitfinex, Gate.io, OKX, Coinbase, Huobi, and…
Learn how Pionex calculates futures notional value from mark price and position size, why leverage is separate, and how value affects margin risk today.
The Initial Margin is the minimum amount of margin required to establish a leveraged position. Initial Margin = Notional Value / Leverage For example, if the current Mark Price of the BTCUSDT perpetual contract is 20,000 USDT, and you open…
What is Maintenance Margin? Maintenance Margin is a crucial term in trading, especially in futures. It refers to the minimum Margin Equity (i.e. Margin + unrealized PnL) that a user must maintain to keep their leveraged position. The Maintenance Margin…
When the Margin Rate is ≥ 100% (i.e., margin + unrealized PnL ≤ maintenance margin), the position triggers liquidation. Margin Rate = Maintenance Margin / (Margin + unrealized PnL) The sum of Margin and unrealized PnL is referred to as…
Pionex ADL reduces a futures position to manage risk, while liquidation closes exposure when margin rules are breached. Learn how each affects Arbitrage risk.
Negative funding is not limited to major market dumps. It means shorts pay longs at settlement and can change as contract positioning and premium change.
Learn why 25x leverage does not guarantee a large Pionex Futures order and how margin tiers, notional limits and available margin restrict positions safely.
Pionex currently documents Futures Grid, Futures DCA, Coin-M Futures Grid and Signal Bot features. Learn where to find them and review leverage risks first.
If Pionex manual futures trading is unavailable, check the pair, product, account, region and live notice. Futures are not globally discontinued today.
Pionex offers Futures Grid automation as well as manual futures trading. Learn the difference and review leverage, funding, margin and liquidation risk.
Pionex liquidation risk depends on margin equity, maintenance margin and Mark Price. Liquidation is not simply the moment borrowed funds cannot be repaid.
Both long and short Pionex futures positions can be liquidated. Learn how Mark Price, margin rate, leverage and margin mode affect each trigger safely.
A Bitcoin short squeeze can push leveraged shorts toward liquidation as Mark Price raises margin risk. Learn the Pionex checks that matter before entry.
Learn what liquidation risk means in Pionex Futures, how margin equity, maintenance margin and mark price interact, and which warning signals to monitor.