How to lock Upbit contracts

To trade Upbit Contracts, you must first open an account on the Upbit exchange, providing personal information and verifying your identity to begin.

Nov 18, 2024 at 05:42 pm

How to Lock Upbit Contracts

1. Understand the Basics of Upbit Contracts

What are Upbit Contracts?

Upbit Contracts are a type of derivative financial instrument offered by Upbit, one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea. They allow traders to speculate on the future price of cryptocurrencies without actually owning the underlying assets.

Types of Upbit Contracts

There are two main types of Upbit Contracts: perpetual contracts and futures contracts. Perpetual contracts do not have an expiration date and can be held indefinitely. Futures contracts, on the other hand, have a fixed expiration date and must be closed out before that date.

Terms Used in Upbit Contracts

• Margin: The amount of funds you deposit into your Upbit account to cover potential losses.
• Leverage: The ratio of your margin to your position size.
• Mark price: The current market price of the cryptocurrency you are trading.
• Index price: The reference price used to determine the settlement price of the contract.
• Funding rate: A periodic payment made by traders with long positions to traders with short positions (or vice versa) to keep the market price aligned with the index price.

2. Open an Upbit Account

To trade Upbit Contracts, you must first open an account on the Upbit exchange. The process involves providing your personal information, verifying your identity, and setting up a payment method.

3. Fund Your Upbit Account

Before you can start trading, you need to fund your Upbit account. You can do this by depositing cryptocurrencies or fiat currency (KRW) via bank transfer or credit/debit card.

4. Enable Contracts Trading

Once your account is funded, you need to enable contract trading. To do this, navigate to the "Contracts" section of the Upbit website and click on the "Enable" button.

5. Choose a Contract to Trade

Upbit offers a wide range of perpetual and futures contracts for different cryptocurrencies. Choose the contract that you want to trade based on your market analysis and risk tolerance.

6. Set Your Order Parameters

Before you can place an order, you need to set the following order parameters:

• Position size: The amount of the cryptocurrency you want to buy or sell.
• Leverage: The leverage you want to use (up to 20x).
• Order type: Market order, limit order, or stop order.
• Stop loss: An optional order that automatically closes your position if the market price moves against you.

7. Place Your Order

Once you have set your order parameters, click on the "Place Order" button to execute your trade. Your order will be filled at the current market price or at the specified limit price.

8. Monitor Your Position

After you have placed an order, you can monitor your position in real-time in the "Positions" section of your Upbit account. Here, you can view your profit/loss, margin balance, and other important metrics.

9. Close Your Position

You can close your position at any time by placing an opposite order of the same size. For example, if you have a long position, you can close it by placing a short order.