How to close a contract with BitFlyer

Closing a futures contract on BitFlyer can be done through cancellation before fulfillment or by selling/buying a contract in your account.

Nov 22, 2024 at 09:49 pm

How to Close a Contract with BitFlyer

BitFlyer is a popular cryptocurrency exchange that offers a variety of trading options, including futures contracts. Futures contracts allow traders to speculate on the future price of a cryptocurrency by buying or selling a contract to deliver a certain amount of the cryptocurrency at a set price on a specified date.

If you have an open futures contract on BitFlyer, you may want to close it before the contract expires. There are several ways to close a futures contract, depending on your trading strategy and the current market conditions.

Canceling an Open Contract Before it is Filled

• Log in to your BitFlyer account.
• Click on the "Futures" tab.
• Select the contract you want to cancel.
• Click on the "Cancel" button.

Selling a Contract to Close a Short Position or Buying a Contract to Close a Long Position

• Log in to your BitFlyer account.
• Click on the "Futures" tab.
• Select the contract you want to close.
• Click on the "Sell" or "Buy" button, depending on the type of position you have open.
• Enter the number of contracts you want to close.
• Click on the "Place Order" button.

Waiting for the Contract to Expire

If you do not close your futures contract before it expires, it will be automatically settled at the settlement price. The settlement price is the average price of the underlying cryptocurrency over the last 24 hours.

If you have a short position, you will be required to deliver the amount of cryptocurrency specified in the contract to the buyer at the settlement price. If you have a long position, you will receive the amount of cryptocurrency specified in the contract from the seller at the settlement price.

Additional Considerations

• When you close a futures contract, you will be charged a trading fee. The trading fee is a percentage of the contract value.
• If you close a futures contract before it expires, you may not receive the full value of the contract. This is because the price of the underlying cryptocurrency may have changed since you opened the contract.
• If you wait for the futures contract to expire, you will be required to deliver or receive the amount of cryptocurrency specified in the contract. This can be a risky proposition, as the price of the underlying cryptocurrency may fluctuate significantly.