{"id":11181,"date":"2024-07-02T04:36:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T04:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/?p=11181"},"modified":"2024-08-12T07:14:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T07:14:36","slug":"running-multiple-futures-positions-with-isolated-margins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/running-multiple-futures-positions-with-isolated-margins\/","title":{"rendered":"Running Multiple Futures Positions with Isolated Margins"},"content":{"rendered":"

With isolated mode<\/a>, you can now set up multiple long and short positions, and any liquidations will only pertain to collateral for each position.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Creating Multiple Futures Positions with Isolated Margins<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n


\nAfter you\u2019ve toggled on Isolated mode for a specific contract, you need to choose Multiple Mode by clicking on Settings (the three dots on the top right), then Trading Preferences. Then, switch the mode from \u201cOne Way Mode\u201d to Multiple Mode.
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Here’s a brief reminder of what traders can do with Hedge Mode and Multiple Mode:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Once you\u2019ve done that, let\u2019s add some more positions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Below I create three separate futures positions for the time-dated Bitcoin futures contract set to expire at the end of September, two long and one short.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In a scenario where the market goes up, I\u2019ll make money off my long-biased positions, and lose money off my short position. If the market goes down, then it\u2019s likely that my long positions will get liquidated or closed due to stop loss orders, but I\u2019ll still make money off my short position as a hedge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Key Takeaways
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