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Perpetuals
FAQs on trading Perpetual Contracts on dYdX
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42 articles in this collection
Written by
Corey Miller,
Vijay Chetty,
David Gogel
and 1 other
Trading Leagues
Trading Leagues FAQ
Written by
Corey Miller
Updated over a week ago
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 over a week ago
General Questions about Layer 2
What is Layer 2?
FAQ on Layer 2
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
Will Layer 2 changes benefit spot/margin trades or only Perpetuals?
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
How do Ethereum and Layer 2 interact?
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
Accounts & Wallets
How do deposits and withdrawals work?
Depositing to, and withdrawing from Layer 2
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
How do wallets support Layer 2?
Overview of wallets supporting Layer 2
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
Orders
Perpetual Order Types
Market, Limit, Stop Limit, Trailing Stop Orders
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
Trading & Funding
Maximum Position Sizes
This article describes what a user's maximum position size can be per market
Written by
Corey Miller
Updated this week
L2 Perpetual Contract Specs
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Written by
Vijay Chetty
Updated this week
How is PNL Calculated on Layer 2 Perpetuals?
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
Perpetual Trade Fees
Perpetuals on Layer 2 Fees FAQ
Written by
David Gogel
Updated this week
Perpetual Funding Rate
Detailed explanation of funding rate
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
How does Cross-Margining work on Perpetuals?
Detailed explanation of cross-margining on the Perpetual
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
Maximum Leverage for Perpetuals
Max leverage for each market
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
Contract Loss Mechanisms
What happens if Perpetual accounts go underwater?
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
Perpetual Contract Liquidations
How do liquidations work and what is the penalty for liquidation?
Written by
David Gogel
Updated this week
Where does liquidity for Perpetual markets come from?
Perpetual market liquidity FAQ
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
Security & Audits
Are the L2 Perpetual smart contracts audited?
How can I trust that my funds are safe?
Written by
Corey Miller
Updated over a week ago
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 over a week ago
I lost my stark key! How can I recover my funds?
Written by
Corey Miller
Updated over a week ago
Technical Details
What is on-chain vs. off-chain?
Layer 2 on-chain vs. off-chain
Written by
Corey Miller
Updated over a week ago
Price Oracles on Layer 2
Overview of Oracle system
Written by
Corey Miller
Updated over a week ago
What is Cairo?
Overview of Cairo
Written by
Corey Miller
Updated over a week ago
What is a Stark Key?
Overview of Stark Keys
Written by
Corey Miller
Updated over a week ago
What is StarkEx?
Overview of StarkEx
Written by
Corey Miller
Updated over a week ago
Tutorials
How to trade on dYdX using imToken
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Written by
Yiran Tao
Updated over a week ago
A Beginner’s Guide To Going Long & Short using Perpetuals on dYdX
Perpetuals Trading Guide
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
How to deposit USDC or any ERC-20 token into your L2 Perpetual account?
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
How to Select a Market?
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
Understanding Details of the Market
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
Understanding funding rate details
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
Understanding your account balance & leverage
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
Selecting order types
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
Choosing the appropriate position (buy or sell)
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
Understanding trade execution
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
Understanding open positions
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
Understanding open orders
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
Understanding historical fills
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
Closing Your Position
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
Understanding P&L & Returns
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago
Managing Your Risk
Written by
David Gogel
Updated over a week ago