Trading guides

Practical guides to risk control in crypto futures: loss limits, stops, position sizing, liquidation and API key safety.

• How to set a daily loss limit for crypto futures tradingA daily loss limit caps what you can lose in one day. How to pick the number, track it by hand, or have a hard stop enforce it automatically.
• Hard stop vs stop-loss: what's the difference?A stop-loss is a price-level order on the exchange; a hard stop is a loss amount enforced on every position. How they differ and when to use each.
• How to size a position in crypto futuresPosition size = risk amount ÷ stop distance. How to turn your risk, entry and stop into a quantity, and what leverage does and does not change.
• How to avoid liquidation in USDⓈ-M futuresLiquidation happens when margin can no longer cover a losing position. How leverage, margin mode and maintenance margin move the liquidation price.
• How to connect a third-party trading terminal safely with trade-only API keysUse an API key that can trade but cannot withdraw or transfer, restricted to the terminal's IP address. How to set it up, store it and rotate it.

Mos Terminal enforces a hard stop and a day breaker on our server for Binance USDⓈ-M futures, so your limits hold even with the browser closed. It is in invite-only beta.

Educational content, not financial advice. Futures trading carries a high risk of loss.