{"id":108936,"date":"2019-06-26T00:56:06","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T07:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=108936"},"modified":"2020-04-06T01:18:30","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T00:18:30","slug":"bitfinex-is-adding-100x-margin-trading-to-its-crypto-derivatives-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitfinex-is-adding-100x-margin-trading-to-its-crypto-derivatives-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitfinex is adding 100x margin trading to its crypto derivatives platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/bitfinex\/\">Bitfinex<\/a>, the same exchange embroiled in <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitfinex-tethers-cover-850-million-lost-funds\/\">fraud allegations<\/a> over the loss of $850 million in customer funds, is adding 100x margin trading.<\/p>\n<h2>1:100 leverage on Bitfinex<\/h2>\n<p>In a recent tweet, the chief technology officer at Bitfinex, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/paoloardoino\/\">Paolo Ardonio<\/a>, hinted that the platform will soon allow its users to trade 1:100 leverage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">?? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kBgPsGyOL3\">pic.twitter.com\/kBgPsGyOL3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Paolo Ardoino (@paoloardoino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paoloardoino\/status\/1143151537465827328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 24, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bitfinex will continue to offer up to 3.3x margin trading, but as an optional instrument, it plans to extend its margin trading capacity for its upcoming expansion into derivatives trading.<\/p>\n<p>Ardonio explained that over the years the company has collected data from its customers\u2019 margin trading behavior, which allowed him to have a better understanding of the position sizing requirements needed to protect customers\u2019 capital.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the cryptocurrency exchange will only offer the 100x leverage feature to verified users on isolated margin positions, helping traders manage risk and avoid having their positions closed or liquidated.<\/p>\n<p>Since the cryptocurrency market is extremely volatile, high leverage positions can lead to astronomical gains and rapid losses. Thus, allowing traders to have isolated margin\u2014which is the initial liability added to an open position\u2014helps them control how much capital is at risk so that in the event of a liquidation, the available balance on their accounts will not be added to the margin position.<\/p>\n<h2>The liquidation engine<\/h2>\n<p>At the moment, <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/companies\/bitmex\/\">BitMEX<\/a> is the only cryptocurrency exchange that offers 100x leverage derivatives trading, and it is notorious for the number of traders who have lost all of their capital through careless use of leverage. Even though many traders have been able to profit from this feature in this exchange, it comes with high risks that could lead to complete capital loss.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lawmaster\">Larry Cermak<\/a>, director of research at The Block Crypto, recently pointed out that the BitMEX index can be easily manipulated to liquidate thousands of transactions on the platform.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What do you think can be done with people manipulating BitMEX\u2019s index to liquidate millions? Unless BitMEX introduces better measures, this will continue happening and people will continue getting REKT<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Larry Cermak (@lawmaster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lawmaster\/status\/1136755835202408448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This same process was examined and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/BitcoinMarkets\/comments\/7j9ja7\/how_bitmex_liquidated_my_profitable_position_and\/\">explained<\/a> over a year ago on Reddit.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether Bitfinex will actually protect its customers from overleveraging, but considering the profits to be made it seems unlikely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitfinex, the same exchange embroiled in fraud allegations over the loss of $850 million in customer funds, is adding 100x margin trading. 1:100 leverage on Bitfinex In a recent tweet, the chief technology officer at Bitfinex, Paolo Ardonio, hinted that the platform will soon allow its users to trade 1:100 leverage. ?? 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