Trade Perps

Perps trading is now live!

Perps (short for perpetual contracts) let you trade on crypto price movements without owning the tokens. They don’t expire, so you can hold positions as long as you maintain their margin requirements.

Considerations

• Perps trading is available only in some regions. Restricted regions, including the US, are blocked from making trades.

• Trading with leverage amplifies gains and losses, and exposes your perps account balance to the risk of liquidation.

Liquidation

If a drop in price in your leveraged positions puts you in danger of losses that exceed your perps account balance, Defi App protects you by selling your assets automatically to cover losses.

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Key Features

• Leverage: Multiply your exposure for higher potential gains and losses.

• Funding Rates: Automatic payments between longs and shorts keep perps close to token prices.

• No Expiry: Hold positions indefinitely without rolling them over.

• Streamlined UX: An advanced perps dashboard along with Defi App's core features, like gasless transactions and wallet abstraction, keep you focused on trading.

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How It Works

How perps trading works on Defi App, from start to finish:

Fund Your Perps Account

Your perps account balance is kept in another wallet. This protects assets that you don't specifically allocate to perps trading from being liquidated. You can easily transfer funds to your perps account from your other Defi App wallets.

Open a Position

Using funds in your perps account, you can take a or position on any supported token.

You can leverage your position for greater exposure. This amplifies gains and losses.

Manage Your Positions

Track your open trades in real time from the Perps dashboard. Adjust leverage or close your position at any time.

The price of a perp follows the token’s spot price. If it drifts too far, a small funding payment helps bring it back. When the perp price is higher than spot, longs pay shorts. When it’s lower, shorts pay longs.

Your positions each display a Liquidation Price (a value at which your positions are closed to cover losses). Avoid liquidation with trading tools like and prices.