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How Leverage and Margin Set Your Liquidation Price
See how leverage and margin determine liquidation price, and why higher leverage shrinks the buffer, with a simple worked example.
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Ethereum closes at a 90-day high
Ethereum closed at 2,612 on 18 September 2026, its highest daily close in 90 days and +16.5% above the 50-day SMA. What it does and doesn't mean.
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Where Perpetual Futures Came From and Why Funding Exists
How BitMEX popularised the perpetual swap around 2016, why it has no expiry, and how the funding mechanism pulls its price toward spot.
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Funding Rates on Perpetual Futures: What Holding Really Costs
Learn who pays whom on perpetual futures, how often funding is charged, how to calculate the cost of a position and why it matters on longer holds.
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Cross vs Isolated Margin: Liquidation Risk Explained
How cross and isolated margin change liquidation risk, what happens to the rest of your account when one position fails, and when each is used.
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Stop-Loss on Crypto Futures: Placing It by Structure and ATR
A stop-loss caps what one leveraged futures trade can cost. Why skipping it kills accounts, and how to place it using structure and volatility.
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