Liquidation vs Perpetual Futures

Quick comparison to help you distinguish these two crypto terms.

Liquidation
intermediate
risk

The forced closure of a leveraged trading position by an exchange or protocol when losses erode the deposited collateral to a critical threshold, preventing the position from going into negative equity.

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Perpetual Futures
intermediate
strategy

Leveraged cryptocurrency derivative contracts with no expiration date, enabling traders to take long or short positions with up to 100x leverage, settling continuously through funding rates that keep contract prices aligned with spot market values.

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