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