Hello my beginner friends, shall we learn a bit about futures on our favorite exchange?
So let's go
The Binance futures trading page is a powerful tool, but it can also be risky if used without proper knowledge. Below is a complete and practical guide on what you need to understand and master:
✅ 1. Types of Futures Contracts
🔹 USDT-Margined Futures (most common)
Profits/losses calculated in USDT
Example: BTC/USDT Perp (perpetual)
🔹 COIN-Margined Futures
Profits/losses calculated in the cryptocurrency of the contract (e.g., BTC)
✅ 2. Main Interface
🔍 Important areas:
Chart (TradingView): technical analysis with indicators (MA, MACD, RSI, etc.)
Order panel: where you set price, leverage, and order type
Order book: buyers/sellers in real time
Open positions: shows current profit/loss
Margin and liquidation: alert about liquidation risk based on the leverage used
✅ 3. Order Types
TypeWhat it doesMarketExecutes immediately at the best market priceLimitExecutes at a price set by youStop MarketTriggers a market order upon reaching a target priceStop LimitTriggers a limit order upon reaching the target priceTake ProfitCloses position with profit at a pre-defined value
✅ 4. Leverage
You choose the leverage (1x to 125x)
The higher the leverage:
Greater profit potential
Higher liquidation risk
Example:
With 10x leverage, a 1% movement can generate 10% profit or loss.
✅ 5. Margin Types
TypeExplanationIsolatedOnly the position value can be liquidatedCrossUses the entire account balance as collateral
✅ 6. Technical Indicators (on the chart)
You can use:
Moving averages (MA/EMA)
MACD
RSI
Volume
Parabolic SAR
Bollinger Bands
And many others...
💡 Tip: On the 5min or 15min chart, use MA(25) + MACD + volume to identify short entries.
✅ 7. Risk Management
Never risk more than 1% to 2% of total capital per trade.
Always use stop-loss and take-profit.
Check the liquidation price before entering.
✅ 8. History and PNL
Access via the 'Order History' or 'PNL History' tab to review:
Results of past trades
Fees charged
Total profit/loss
✅ 9. Fees
Taker fee: when using a market order
Maker fee: when using a limit order
Being positioned for too long can generate funding rate
✅ 10. Test Mode (Optional)
Use the Binance Futures Testnet to practice with fake balance.
Ideal for practicing without real risk.
