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Perpetuals
Perpetuals
FAQs on trading Perpetual Contracts on dYdX
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46 articles in this collection
Written by
Everett Hu,
Corey Miller,
and
David Gogel
Trading Leagues
Trading Leagues FAQ
Written by
Corey Miller
Updated yesterday
Self Service Affiliate Links
FAQs on how self service affiliate links work on dYdX
Written by
Corey Miller
Updated yesterday
Leaderboard Calculations
Below are the formulas that both the Dollar PNL and Percent PNL use to determine the rankings of all accounts on dYdX.
Written by
Corey Miller
Updated yesterday
General Questions about Layer 2
What is Layer 2?
FAQ on Layer 2
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Will Layer 2 changes benefit spot/margin trades or only Perpetuals?
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
How do Ethereum and Layer 2 interact?
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Accounts & Wallets
How does the integration with 0x API work?
Deposits & Withdrawals to Layer 2 with the 0x API DEX aggregator.
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
How do deposits and withdrawals work?
Depositing to, and withdrawing from Layer 2
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
How do wallets support Layer 2?
Overview of wallets supporting Layer 2
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Orders
Perpetual Order Types
Market, Limit, Stop Limit, Trailing Stop Orders
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Reduce-Only Orders
Written by
Everett Hu
Updated yesterday
Trading & Funding
Maximum Position Sizes
This article describes what a user's maximum position size can be per market
Written by
Corey Miller
Updated yesterday
L2 Perpetual Contract Specs
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
How is PNL Calculated on Layer 2 Perpetuals?
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Perpetual Trade Fees
Perpetuals on Layer 2 Fees FAQ
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Perpetual Funding Rate
Detailed explanation of funding rate
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
How does Cross-Margining work on Perpetuals?
Detailed explanation of cross-margining on the Perpetual
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Maximum Leverage for Perpetuals
Max leverage for each market
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Contract Loss Mechanisms
What happens if Perpetual accounts go underwater?
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Perpetual Contract Liquidations
How do liquidations work and what is the penalty for liquidation?
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Where does liquidity for Perpetual markets come from?
Perpetual market liquidity FAQ
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Security & Audits
Are the L2 Perpetual smart contracts audited?
How can I trust that my funds are safe?
Written by
Corey Miller
Updated yesterday
What is promising me that my money can be transferred back to L1? What prevents dYdX from ignoring my withdrawal requests?
How do Layer 2 Perpetuals remain non-custodial?
Written by
Corey Miller
Updated yesterday
I lost my stark key! How can I recover my funds?
Written by
Corey Miller
Updated yesterday
Technical Details
What is on-chain vs. off-chain?
Layer 2 on-chain vs. off-chain
Written by
Corey Miller
Updated yesterday
Price Oracles on Layer 2
Overview of Oracle system
Written by
Corey Miller
Updated yesterday
What is Cairo?
Overview of Cairo
Written by
Corey Miller
Updated yesterday
What is a Stark Key?
Overview of Stark Keys
Written by
Corey Miller
Updated yesterday
What is StarkEx?
Overview of StarkEx
Written by
Corey Miller
Updated yesterday
Tutorials
How to trade on dYdX using imToken
Written by
Everett Hu
Updated yesterday
A Beginner’s Guide To Going Long & Short using Perpetuals on dYdX
Perpetuals Trading Guide
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
How to deposit USDC or any ERC-20 token into your L2 Perpetual account?
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
How to Select a Market?
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Understanding Details of the Market
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Understanding funding rate details
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Understanding your account balance & leverage
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Selecting order types
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Choosing the appropriate position (buy or sell)
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Understanding trade execution
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Understanding open positions
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Understanding open orders
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Understanding historical fills
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Closing Your Position
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Understanding P&L & Returns
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Managing Your Risk
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday
Withdrawing Funds from Layer 2
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Written by
David Gogel
Updated yesterday