Beginner-friendly! Understand the gameplay of digital asset contracts with a gaming mindset. Recently, many friends have asked me how to start contract trading. Today, I will use a super simple analogy to break down the core logic for everyone. Treat it as a new game to learn in three steps: understand the rules, prepare the equipment, and learn the strategy, let's go!
1. How to play contract trading?
Let's start with an analogy: you and a friend bet on whether it will be sunny or rainy tomorrow, and the loser pays 100 yuan—contract trading is similar to this 'directional bet', except you are betting on the price fluctuations of digital assets.
Core settings (equivalent to game rules):
1. Leverage multiplier: like 'equipment bonuses' in games, with 1 yuan of capital you can leverage 10, 50, or even 100 yuan of trading scale (mainstream platforms generally offer 5-100x options)
2. Margin mechanism: equivalent to a 'game deposit', first deposit an initial amount as collateral (USDT-based contracts usually start at 5 USDT)
3. Two-way operation: bullish means 'go long', bearish means 'go short', you can start at any time, 24 hours a day.
2. 5 core operations every beginner must learn (with formulas!)
1. Opening a position = buying a game ticket
→ Choose BTC/USDT perpetual contracts
→ Click 'Buy Long' (bullish) or 'Sell Short' (bearish)
→ Beginners are advised to start with 5x leverage (don't max out from the start!)
2. Margin calculation tip
For example: with 100 USDT capital, opening a long position with 10x leverage allows you to operate with 1000 USDT.
If the price rises by 1%, profit = 1000 USDT × 1% = 10 USDT (equivalent to a 10% profit on capital).
3. Avoid the 'liquidation' red line
When the account margin falls below the platform's requirement (usually 0.5% - 1%), forced settlement will occur.
⚠️ Settlement price formula: Opening price × (1 ± leverage multiplier × maintenance margin rate)
4. How to set stop-loss and take-profit?
Beginners are advised for each trade:
→ Stop-loss: stop when losses reach 2-3% of the capital
→ Take-profit: take profit when gains reach 5-8% of the capital.
5. 'Golden rule' for position management
→ Do not invest more than 5% of total capital in a single trade
→ Do not hold more than 3 different assets at the same time
→ The higher the leverage, the lighter the position (for example, with 100x leverage, keep the position within 1%!).
