Crypto Futures trading allows users to open positions using margin. This means you don’t need to pay the full value of a position upfront. Instead, you maintain a required margin to keep your position active.

But when the market moves against your position, your margin can be reduced. If it falls below the required level, your position may be at risk of liquidation.

This is where the Auto Margin Top-up feature can help.

What is Auto Margin Top-up?

Auto Margin Top-up is a feature that automatically adds margin to your Futures position when the position needs more margin to stay active.

Instead of manually adding margin every time your position moves closer to liquidation, Auto Top-up helps by adding margin automatically from the available balance in your Futures wallet.

This feature is designed to make margin management easier and reduce the chances of liquidation. However, it does not eliminate the risks associated with Futures trading.

How Does Auto Margin Top-up Work?

Here is a simple way to understand it:

• You open a Futures position.
• You enable the Auto Top-up feature.
• If your position needs more margin, the system checks your available balance in your Futures wallet.
• If enough balance is available, margin is automatically added to your position.
• If there is not enough balance, the top-up will not happen, and your position may still be at risk of liquidation.

Auto Margin Top-up can be enabled in two ways:

• Global level: When Auto Margin Top-up is enabled globally, it will automatically apply to new positions opened after the setting is turned on.
• Position level: Auto Margin Top-up can also be enabled or disabled for a specific position.

If the global and position-level settings are different, the position-level setting will apply for that particular position.

NOTE: If Auto Margin Top-up fails because your Futures wallet does not have enough balance, the Auto Top-up setting will be turned off at the position level. You can add balance to your Futures wallet and manually turn it on again for that position, if needed.

How is The Auto Margin Top-up Amount Calculated?

The top-up amount is calculated based on the maintenance margin required for your position and the leverage used.

The multiplier factor is:

Leverage	Auto Top-up Amount
1x to 20x	1.5x of maintenance margin
21x to 150x	2x of maintenance margin

For example, if your position falls under the 1x to 20x leverage range, the system may top up an amount equal to 1.5 times the maintenance margin. If your position falls under the 21x to 150x leverage range, the system may top up 2 times the maintenance margin.

This helps ensure that the position gets additional margin based on its leverage level.

Why Does Auto Margin Top-up Matter?

In crypto Futures trading, liquidation can happen when your position does not have enough margin to meet the required maintenance margin.

For example, let’s say you open a Futures position and the market moves against you. Your position may start moving closer to liquidation. If Auto Top-up is enabled and you have enough available balance, the system can automatically add margin to support the position.

This gives you an added layer of protection and greater flexibility in managing your trade.

When Should Users Use Auto Margin Top-up?

Auto Margin Top-up can be useful for users who want additional margin support for their Futures positions.

It may help when:

• You do not want to add a margin manually every time.
• You want to reduce the chances of liquidation.
• You have enough available balance to support your positions.
• You want a simpler way to manage margin during market movement.

That said, Auto Top-up should not be seen as a guarantee against liquidation or losses. Futures trading involves high risk, and adding more margin also means more funds are exposed to market movement.

What Happens If There is Not Enough Balance?

If your available balance is not enough, Auto Top-up will not be completed.

In this case, no additional margin will be added to the position, and the position may still remain at risk of liquidation.

If Auto Top-up fails due to insufficient balance, the system will turn off the Auto Top-up setting for that specific position. To use Auto Top-up again for that position, you will need to add balance to your Futures wallet and manually turn it ON again.

Things to Remember Before Using Auto Margin Top-up

Before enabling Auto Margin Top-up, keep these points in mind:

• Auto Margin Top-up may reduce liquidation risk, but it does not guarantee that liquidation will not happen.
• The feature works only if you have sufficient available balance in your Futures wallet.
• The top-up amount depends on the maintenance margin and leverage used.
• Adding more margin to a position means more funds are exposed to market risk.
• Users should continue to monitor their positions, especially during high volatility.
• Futures trading is risky and should be done with proper risk management.

Final note

Auto Margin Top-up is designed to make margin management easier for Futures users. It can automatically add margin to supported positions based on the required maintenance margin and leverage used.

Use this feature carefully, keep enough balance available, and trade responsibly.

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