Learn: futures, leverage, risk and the terms around HedgerX
Short explainers on the ideas behind HedgerX products. Each links to the HedgerX-specific guide and to the sources.
Futures and trading
What are perpetual futures?
A contract on a coin's price with no expiry date. You do not own the coin, and a funding rate keeps the contract price near spot.
Read the explainerLeverage and margin explained
How a small margin controls a larger position, and how isolated and cross margin change what you can lose.
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A long profits when the price rises and a short when it falls. Both can be liquidated.
Read the explainerProfit and loss: realised, unrealised and total
Realised PnL comes from closed trades and unrealised PnL from open positions. Fees and funding reduce both.
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Which of the three prices drives unrealised PnL and liquidation, and why they differ.
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Newer ideas around HedgerX
What is PayFi?
A loose label for combining payments with financial products, and what to check before you trust it.
Read the explainerAI trading agents explained
How an AI trading agent differs from a rule-based bot or copy trading, and which records to ask for.
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Protecting yourself
How to spot a pyramid or MLM scheme
The common signs: pay that depends on recruiting, fixed daily returns, caps and withdrawal conditions.
Read the explainerPhishing protection on HedgerX
Set up Google Authenticator, a fund password and an anti-phishing code, and check senders and web addresses.
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