Trading Rules: Liquidation Process (Unified Wallet)

Last updated: 9. Dez. 2025

Overview

The Unified Wallet integrates both spot and futures trading, offering streamlined balance and liquidation management. Below are key rules and procedures governing liquidation scenarios.

  • Initial Margin: Minimum collateral to open a position.
  • Maintenance Margin: Minimum collateral to maintain a position.
  • Liquidation Margin: Threshold triggering liquidation.
  • Cross Margin: Positions share collateral, enabling profit and loss (PnL) offset.
  • Isolated Margin: Each position has dedicated collateral.

Liquidation initiates automatically when:

  • Liquidation Margin is exhausted (Available Liquidation Margin ≤ 0).
  • Maintenance Margin is breached during active liquidation (Available Maintenance Margin ≤ 0).

Non-ECP Liquidation occurs post-grace period (specific user eligibility).

When multiple liquidation scenarios apply, priority is:

  1. Non-ECP Spot Liquidation
  2. Derivatives Liquidation
    (Triggered when derivatives margin requirement ≥ spot requirement or if derivatives-only margin exists)
  3. Unified Spot Liquidation
    (If liquidation margin is depleted and spot margin utilized)

For derivatives-specific liquidation procedures, see the .

1. Cross Margin Liquidation

  • Trigger: Available Margin + Net Unrealized Cross Margin PnL - Isolated Initial Margin < Cross Maintenance Margin
  • Action: Identifies all cross-margin positions and liquidates based on net collateral deficit.

2. Isolated Margin Liquidation

  • Trigger: Position-specific collateral insufficient against maintenance margin.
  • Action: Liquidates only the affected isolated position, no impact on other positions.

3. Account-Wide Liquidation

  • Trigger: Total account collateral insufficient (Available Margin + Total Unrealized PnL < Maintenance Margin).

Action: All positions within the wallet undergo liquidation until margin requirements are restored.

  • Available Initial Margin:
    Equity + Derivatives PnL - Spot Margin Requirements - Spot Withholdings - Derivatives Initial Margin - Spot Order Margin
  • Available Maintenance Margin:
    Liquidation Equity + Derivatives PnL - (Spot Margin × 0.8) - Derivatives Maintenance Margin

Available Liquidation Margin:
Liquidation Equity + Derivatives PnL - (Spot Margin × 0.4) - Derivatives Liquidation Margin

  • Regularly monitor margin levels.
  • Choose margin modes (Cross/Isolated) aligned with your risk appetite.
  • Size positions appropriately, considering market volatility.
  • Frequently review positions, especially during volatile market conditions.
  • Clearly understand liquidation thresholds to proactively manage risk.

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