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Risk Limit Explanation

Updated over a week ago

What is a Risk Limit?

A risk limit is a crucial risk management tool designed to reduce potential risks from market fluctuations by setting a maximum position size for the user. In contract trading, the risk limit helps prevent significant market price volatility caused by large-scale forced liquidations.

Explanation of Risk Limit Parameters

Risk limits comprise several key parameters with distinct risk management functions:

  • Base Risk Limit: The initial maximum position size allowed per contract market. Once this limit is exceeded, both maintenance margin ratios and initial margin rates increase.

  • Maintenance Margin Rate: The platform's minimum margin requirement for forced liquidation. Lower rates make liquidation harder to execute, particularly during low market liquidity.

  • Initial Margin Rate: The minimum margin required when opening positions. This rate rises as risk limits increase.

Role of the Risk Limit

The main function of the risk limit is to protect market liquidity and prevent market volatility caused by large forced liquidations.

In extreme market conditions, large positions can lead to significant losses, which may negatively impact the entire market. By setting risk limits, the system can adjust the user's margin requirements promptly, reducing potential risks.

How to Adjust the Risk Limit?

Users can increase the risk limit based on their needs, but they should be aware that raising the risk limit will directly affect the increase in the maintenance margin rate and the initial margin rate, leading to a reduction in the maximum leverage ratio.


The risk limits are as follows:

Contracts

Level

Risk limit

Maximum leverage ratio available

Maintenance margin rate

BTCUSDT

1

20.0001

100

0.004

BTCUSDT

2

50.0001

50

0.008

BTCUSDT

3

100.0001

30

0.012

BTCUSDT

4

250.0001

20

0.016

BTCUSDT

5

500.0001

15

0.02

BTCUSDT

6

1,000.0001

10

0.024

BTCUSDT

7

1,500.0001

8

0.028

BTCUSDT

8

2,000.0001

5

0.032

BTCUSDT

9

2,500.0001

3

0.036

ETHUSDT

1

200.0001

100

0.004

ETHUSDT

2

500.0001

50

0.008

ETHUSDT

3

1,000.0001

30

0.012

ETHUSDT

4

2,500.0001

20

0.016

ETHUSDT

5

5,000.0001

15

0.02

ETHUSDT

6

10,000.0001

10

0.024

ETHUSDT

7

15,000.0001

8

0.028

ETHUSDT

8

20,000.0001

5

0.032

ETHUSDT

9

25,000.0001

3

0.036

TRUMPUSDT

1

10,000.0001

50

0.008

TRUMPUSDT

2

20,000.0001

20

0.012

TRUMPUSDT

3

50,000.0001

15

0.016

TRUMPUSDT

4

100,000.0001

10

0.02

TRUMPUSDT

5

200,000.0001

5

0.024

MELANIAUSDT

1

100,000.0001

50

0.008

MELANIAUSDT

2

200,000.0001

20

0.012

MELANIAUSDT

3

500,000.0001

15

0.016

MELANIAUSDT

4

1,000,000.0001

10

0.02

MELANIAUSDT

5

2,000,000.0001

5

0.024

LTCUSDT

1

5,000.0001

50

0.008

LTCUSDT

2

10,000.0001

20

0.012

LTCUSDT

3

20,000.0001

15

0.016

LTCUSDT

4

50,000.0001

10

0.02

LTCUSDT

5

100,000.0001

5

0.024

ETCUSDT

1

10,000.0001

50

0.008

ETCUSDT

2

20,000.0001

20

0.012

ETCUSDT

3

50,000.0001

15

0.016

ETCUSDT

4

100,000.0001

10

0.02

ETCUSDT

5

200,000.0001

5

0.024

DOTUSDT

1

20,000.0001

50

0.008

DOTUSDT

2

50,000.0001

20

0.012

DOTUSDT

3

100,000.0001

15

0.016

DOTUSDT

4

200,000.0001

10

0.02

DOTUSDT

5

500,000.0001

5

0.024

SOLUSDT

1

5,000.0001

50

0.008

SOLUSDT

2

10,000.0001

20

0.012

SOLUSDT

3

20,000.0001

15

0.016

SOLUSDT

4

50,000.0001

10

0.02

SOLUSDT

5

100,000.0001

5

0.024

BCHUSDT

1

500.0001

50

0.008

BCHUSDT

2

1,000.0001

20

0.012

BCHUSDT

3

2,000.0001

15

0.016

BCHUSDT

4

5,000.0001

10

0.02

BCHUSDT

5

10,000.0001

5

0.024

XRPUSDT

1

500,000.0001

50

0.008

XRPUSDT

2

1,000,000.0001

20

0.012

XRPUSDT

3

2,000,000.0001

15

0.016

XRPUSDT

4

5,000,000.0001

10

0.02

XRPUSDT

5

10,000,000.0001

5

0.024

PEPEUSDT

1

20,000,000,000.0001

50

0.008

PEPEUSDT

2

50,000,000,000.0001

20

0.012

PEPEUSDT

3

100,000,000,000.0001

15

0.016

PEPEUSDT

4

200,000,000,000.0001

10

0.02

PEPEUSDT

5

500,000,000,000.0001

5

0.024

SUIUSDT

1

100,000.0001

50

0.008

SUIUSDT

2

200,000.0001

20

0.012

SUIUSDT

3

500,000.0001

15

0.016

SUIUSDT

4

1,000,000.0001

10

0.02

SUIUSDT

5

2,000,000.0001

5

0.024

ADAUSDT

1

500,000.0001

50

0.008

ADAUSDT

2

1,000,000.0001

20

0.012

ADAUSDT

3

2,000,000.0001

15

0.016

ADAUSDT

4

5,000,000.0001

10

0.02

ADAUSDT

5

10,000,000.0001

5

0.024

AVAXUSDT

1

10,000.0001

50

0.008

AVAXUSDT

2

20,000.0001

20

0.012

AVAXUSDT

3

50,000.0001

15

0.016

AVAXUSDT

4

100,000.0001

10

0.02

AVAXUSDT

5

200,000.0001

5

0.024

TONUSDT

1

50,000.0001

50

0.008

TONUSDT

2

100,000.0001

20

0.012

TONUSDT

3

200,000.0001

15

0.016

TONUSDT

4

500,000.0001

10

0.02

TONUSDT

5

1,000,000.0001

5

0.024

DOGEUSDT

1

2,000,000.0001

50

0.008

DOGEUSDT

2

5,000,000.0001

20

0.012

DOGEUSDT

3

10,000,000.0001

15

0.016

DOGEUSDT

4

20,000,000.0001

10

0.02

DOGEUSDT

5

50,000,000.0001

5

0.024

1000SHIBUSDT

1

20,000,000.0001

50

0.008

1000SHIBUSDT

2

50,000,000.0001

20

0.012

1000SHIBUSDT

3

100,000,000.0001

15

0.016

1000SHIBUSDT

4

200,000,000.0001

10

0.02

1000SHIBUSDT

5

500,000,000.0001

5

0.024

XLMUSDT

1

500,000.0001

50

0.008

XLMUSDT

2

1,000,000.0001

20

0.012

XLMUSDT

3

2,000,000.0001

15

0.016

XLMUSDT

4

5,000,000.0001

10

0.02

XLMUSDT

5

10,000,000.0001

5

0.024

UNIUSDT

1

20,000.0001

50

0.008

UNIUSDT

2

50,000.0001

20

0.012

UNIUSDT

3

100,000.0001

15

0.016

UNIUSDT

4

200,000.0001

10

0.02

UNIUSDT

5

500,000.0001

5

0.024

SANDUSDT

1

1,000,000.0001

50

0.008

SANDUSDT

2

2,000,000.0001

20

0.012

SANDUSDT

3

5,000,000.0001

15

0.016

SANDUSDT

4

10,000,000.0001

10

0.02

SANDUSDT

5

20,000,000.0001

5

0.024

OPUSDT

1

100,000.0001

50

0.008

OPUSDT

2

200,000.0001

20

0.012

OPUSDT

3

500,000.0001

15

0.016

OPUSDT

4

1,000,000.0001

10

0.02

OPUSDT

5

2,000,000.0001

5

0.024

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