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Practical calculation guides

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Each guide is maintained as an independent page with practical formulas, worked examples, common mistakes, FAQs, and links to primary documentation.

01
Risk mechanics

What Is Liquidation in Crypto Futures?

Understand crypto futures liquidation price, mark price, maintenance margin, leverage, bankruptcy price, and why exchange estimates differ.

9 minRead guide
02
Profit & loss

How to Calculate Crypto Futures PnL

Calculate long and short crypto futures PnL, net profit after fees and funding, ROE, position quantity, and break-even price.

10 min
03
Margin

Cross Margin vs. Isolated Margin

Compare cross and isolated margin for crypto futures, including collateral scope, liquidation behavior, account risk, and practical use cases.

9 min
04
Trading costs

Maker vs. Taker Fees in Crypto Futures

Understand maker and taker orders, crypto futures fee calculations, round-trip cost, post-only orders, fee tiers, and break-even impact.

8 min
05
Perpetual futures

How Crypto Funding Rates Work

Learn how perpetual futures funding rates work, who pays whom, how to calculate funding payments, and how funding affects PnL and liquidation risk.

9 min
06
Risk planning

How to Calculate Crypto Position Size

Learn how to calculate crypto futures position size from account risk, entry price, stop loss, fees, slippage, leverage, and liquidation distance.

10 min
07
Position accounting

How to Calculate Crypto Average Entry Price

Learn how to calculate a weighted average crypto entry price across multiple buys or futures fills, including fees, target-average sizing, and partial closes.

11 min
08
Risk execution

How to Set a Stop Loss in Crypto Trading

Learn how to choose a crypto stop-loss level, connect it to account risk and position size, and understand trigger price, slippage, and order type.

10 min
09
Risk planning

How to Calculate Risk-Reward Ratio and R-Multiples

Learn how to calculate crypto risk-reward ratio, R-multiples, weighted take-profit targets, break-even win rate, and trading expectancy after costs.

11 min
10
Long-term investing

How Dollar-Cost Averaging Works in Crypto Investing

Learn how crypto dollar-cost averaging works, how recurring purchases change average cost, and how to read fees, ROI, and historical backtests.

9 min
11
Strategy comparison

DCA vs. Lump Sum: How to Compare Crypto Strategies

Compare crypto DCA with lump-sum investing using equal budgets, market paths, fees, time in the market, and historical backtest limits.

10 min
12
Savings planning

How Long to Save $20,000 at $500 a Month?

Save $20,000 in 40 months at $500 a month without interest. Compare paycheck budgets, return assumptions, starting savings and missed deposits in U.S. dollars.

7 min
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