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Crypto perpetual futures for prop traders

A perpetual future is a futures contract with no expiry date; a funding payment between longs and shorts keeps its price close to the spot price. These guides explain funding rates, margin and liquidation, the best hours to trade crypto, crypto against forex, and how Bitcoin, altcoin, gold and stock perpetuals trade on a prop account.

10 guides on crypto markets

  1. Perpetual Futures and Funding Rates for Prop TradersPerpetuals are the main crypto market. Here is what changes when you trade them on a prop account.3 min read ·
  2. Crypto Prop Firm vs Forex Prop Firm: What Really DiffersMany “crypto” prop accounts are forex accounts with a few coin CFDs. Here is how to tell.3 min read ·
  3. Bitcoin Prop Firm Guide: How to Trade BTC Perpetuals on a Prop AccountHow to trade the BTCUSDT perpetual on a prop account: what the leverage tier really controls, how to size from volatility and what funding costs you.6 min read ·
  4. Altcoin Prop Firm Guide: Trading SOL, XRP, DOGE and HYPE PerpetualsAltcoins move further than bitcoin, with thinner books, lower leverage caps and a habit of falling together; here is how to trade them inside prop rules.6 min read ·
  5. Gold Prop Firm Guide: Trading Gold and Silver PerpetualsHow gold and silver perpetuals work on a prop account, when they move, and how to size them inside TradFi evaluation rules.5 min read ·
  6. Trade Stocks With a Prop Firm: How Stock Perpetuals WorkStock perpetuals let you trade NVIDIA, Tesla or the S&P 500 long or short around the clock; here is how they differ from shares and CFDs and what to watch.5 min read ·
  7. Isolated vs Cross Margin: Exchange Margin Modes and Prop AccountsMargin modes decide how much of an exchange wallet one position can lose; on a prop account the loss limits decide it instead.6 min read ·
  8. Liquidation Price Calculation for Perpetual Futures: Formulas and ExamplesA simplified way to estimate where an exchange closes a leveraged perpetual, and why a prop account’s floor is the number to plan around.5 min read ·
  9. Best Time to Trade Crypto: Sessions, Weekends, Funding and Macro ReleasesCrypto trades around the clock, but liquidity, funding and news follow a schedule you can plan around.5 min read ·
  10. Hyperliquid Prop Firm or Your Own Wallet? Capital, Fees, Rules and PayoutsTrading Hyperliquid from your own wallet and taking a prop evaluation put different money at risk under different rules.5 min read ·

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Educational content, not investment advice. QATS evaluations and Funded accounts are simulated; Live Funded is real capital by separate review, and payouts depend on eligibility, verification and the applicable agreement.