Margin trading means borrowing to trade. You can borrow to go long and profit when crypto prices rise, or borrow to go short and profit when prices fall. Margin, or collateral, is required for all margin trades. You can select different margin trading modes based on your needs.
Cross margin
| Account mode | Introduction | More |
|---|---|---|
| Spot and futures | You can go long or short on trading pairs. All assets and liabilities are displayed under positions. Margin can be in the base or quote currency. | Trading rules |
| Multi-currency/Portfolio margin | You can borrow to buy crypto or transfer borrowed crypto (with auto-borrow enabled). Liabilities are displayed under cross-margin assets and free margin is calculated as the discounted USD value of all the crypto in your trading account. | Trading rules |
Isolated margin
| Transfer mode | Introduction | More |
|---|---|---|
| Auto transfers | The required margin is automatically transferred from your cross-margin account to your isolated margin account when you open a position. Long positions use the base currency as margin, whereas short positions use the quote currency. Remaining margin and realized PnL are automatically transferred back to your cross-margin account when you close positions. | Trading rules |
| Quick margin | You can start trading after manually transferring collateral assets in isolated quick margin mode. After you borrow crypto, margin trading is very similar to spot trading. Both base and quote currencies can serve as collateral for loans. | Trading rules |