How to Calculate Your Average Entry Price on Bitget Futures

Understanding Average Entry Price in Futures Trading

1. Average entry price represents the weighted mean of all your opening positions in a specific futures contract.

2. It is not an arithmetic average of prices but a volume-weighted calculation reflecting actual capital deployment.

3. Bitget’s trading engine recalculates this value in real time whenever new orders are filled or partial positions are closed.

4. For cross-margin positions, the average entry price remains unaffected by unrealized PnL fluctuations or margin changes.

5. In isolated-margin mode, the average entry price stays constant unless additional entries or exits occur on the same side.

Step-by-Step Calculation Methodology

1. Multiply each entry price by its corresponding position size in contracts or base units.

2. Sum all resulting values to obtain total entry value in quote currency (e.g., USDT).

3. Sum all position sizes entered on the same side (long or short) to get total quantity.

4. Divide total entry value by total quantity to derive the average entry price.

5. Bitget displays this figure under “Avg Entry Price” in the position panel, updated after every fill.

Real-World Example Using BTCUSDT Perpetual

1. First long entry: 5 contracts at $62,400 — contribution = 5 × 62400 = $312,000.

2. Second long entry: 3 contracts at $63,150 — contribution = 3 × 63150 = $189,450.

3. Third long entry: 2 contracts at $61,880 — contribution = 2 × 61880 = $123,760.

4. Total entry value = $312,000 + $189,450 + $123,760 = $625,210.

5. Total contracts = 5 + 3 + 2 = 10 → Avg Entry Price = $625,210 ÷ 10 = $62,521.00.

Impact of Partial Closures and Reversals

1. Closing 4 contracts from the above 10-contract long position does not alter the average entry price of the remaining 6 contracts.

2. Opening a new short position triggers a separate average entry calculation for the short side only.

3. If a user opens both long and short positions simultaneously, Bitget maintains two independent averages — one per direction.

4. A forced liquidation resets the average entry price to zero for the affected side, as the position ceases to exist.

5. Manual position reduction via “Reduce Only” orders preserves the original average entry price for the residual holding.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: Does funding rate affect my average entry price? No. Funding payments are settled separately and do not modify position cost basis or average entry price.

Q2: Why does my average entry price differ from the opening price shown in order history? Order history shows individual fills. The average entry price aggregates all fills on the same side, weighted by size.

Q3: Can I view historical average entry price changes over time? Bitget does not store versioned snapshots of average entry price. The displayed value reflects only the current active position.

Q4: Is average entry price used to calculate liquidation price? Yes. Liquidation price computation on Bitget relies directly on the average entry price, leverage, and maintenance margin ratio.