Trading
Perpetual Futures 101
A practical introduction to perpetual futures on FluxPerp.
Perpetual futures let traders take long or short exposure without an expiry date. The contract tracks an underlying asset price through funding payments and margin rules.
Long and short
- Long positions profit when the market rises.
- Short positions profit when the market falls.
No expiry
Unlike dated futures, perpetuals do not expire. Positions remain open until the trader closes them or they are liquidated.
Funding keeps prices aligned
Funding payments encourage the perpetual price to stay near the underlying index price. See Funding Rate for details.
Margin controls risk
All FluxPerp positions use USDC collateral. See Margin and Leverage for collateral requirements.