Liquid

Blog

Guides, tutorials, and market insights.

Cross Margin vs Isolated Margin Explained

The key differences between cross margin and isolated margin — how each mode works, when to use them, and how your choice affects liquidation risk.

How to Short Crypto Using Perpetual Futures

A practical guide to shorting crypto with perpetual futures — how it works, when to short, risk management, and common mistakes to avoid.

What Are Funding Rates?

How funding rates keep perpetual futures prices aligned with spot markets — what they are, how they work, and how traders can use them strategically.

What Is a Short Squeeze?

How short squeezes work — why they happen, how to spot the setup, famous examples, and how to trade them with perpetual futures.

What Is a Stop Loss and How to Set One

The essential guide to stop losses — what they are, how to set them, different stop loss types, and why they are the most important risk management tool in trading.

What is Leverage Trading and How Does It Work?

A complete guide to leverage trading — how it works, margin requirements, liquidation risks, and how to use leverage responsibly when trading perpetual futures.

What Is Liquidation and How to Manage It

Everything you need to know about liquidation in perpetual futures — how it happens, how liquidation prices are calculated, and how to avoid getting liquidated.

How Anthropic Perps Work

Anthropic does not need to be publicly listed for a perp market to exist. The contract only needs a reliable oracle, with Nasdaq Private Market as the natural reference layer.

How OpenAI Perps Work

Why OpenAI can trade as a perp even without a public listing: the market only needs a credible oracle, and Nasdaq Private Market is the right reference layer.

How SpaceX Perps Work

SpaceX is private, but a private company can still support a perp market. The contract only needs a robust oracle, and Nasdaq Private Market is the obvious anchor.

Airdrop Farming: Theory and Practice

A guide to airdrop farming principles — why airdrops exist, how to minimize costs, delta-neutral hedging, and estimating airdrop value.