What are the margin modes in X-Perps: selected margin and isolated margin?
When trading X-Perps, your position requires margin.
What's isolated margin?
With isolated margin, the margin assigned to a position is separated from the rest of your account balance.
In practice, this means:
risk is limited to the margin allocated to that position (subject to fees and platform mechanics).
losses on one position are less likely to affect unrelated balances.
liquidation can happen sooner if the isolated margin is insufficient.
margin needs to be managed for each position.
What's selected margin?
With selected margin, your position can draw on more of your available margin balance to stay open, depending on account setup and risk rules. In the order panel, you can switch between selected margin and isolated margin before placing an order.
In practice, this means:
risk may be shared more broadly across eligible margin balance
a losing position may consume more available funds before liquidation
it can reduce the chance of immediate liquidation, but increase total account exposure
Which one should I use?
Selected margin may suit traders who want more flexibility to draw on available margins across eligible balances, while accepting broader account exposure if the market moves against them.
Isolated margin gives you the clearest position-level risk control, capping potential loss at the margin allocated to that position.
Always confirm the selected margin mode before placing an order.
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