{"id":15765,"date":"2025-12-29T01:56:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T01:56:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/?p=15765"},"modified":"2025-12-29T03:04:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T03:04:22","slug":"futures-risk-limit-mechanism-update-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/futures-risk-limit-mechanism-update-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"BTSE is Updating Its Futures Risk Limit Mechanism on January 11, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">Dear Traders,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt; color: #000000;\">BTSE is upgrading its risk limit mechanism for all futures markets to help you manage risk more effectively. This update is expected to become effective on January 11, 2026. Please review the key points below to avoid interruptions to your day-to-day trades.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; line-height: 1.6;\"><b>What\u2019s Changing?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Risk Limit Tiers to be Based on Notional Value:<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Risk limits will now be based on your position\u2019s notional value (in USDT), rather than contract quantity.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Tiered Margin Requirements:<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Higher position values will require you to use higher margins and lower maximum leverage. For the risk limits of each trading pair, please refer to the risk limit information on this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/support.btse.com\/en\/support\/solutions\/articles\/43000774685-futures-risk-limits-level\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>API Changes:<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parts 2.1 &#8211; 2.3 for the Open Futures API will incorporate some adjustments to accommodate the above changes .For more details, please refer to these change logs.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Futures API Change Log : <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/btsecom.github.io\/docs\/futures\/en\/#change-log\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Futures 2.2 API Change Log : <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/btsecom.github.io\/docs\/futuresV2_2\/en\/#change-log\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Link<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-family: inter; color: #000000; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Futures 2.3 API Change Log : <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/btsecom.github.io\/docs\/futuresV2_3\/en\/#change-log\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Link<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15766\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.btse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unnamed-2.png?resize=720%2C540&#038;quality=75&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unnamed-2.png 720w, https:\/\/www.btse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unnamed-2-480x360.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 720px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: inter; line-height: 1.6;\"><b>What You Need to Do<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\">If your position exceeds the current risk limit, you have a few options:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Option 1: Increase Your Risk Limit Tier<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raise your risk limit tier to support a larger position. This will require you to add more margin and may affect your liquidation price.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><b>Option 2: Reduce Your Position<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Partially reduce your position to stay within your current risk limit.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\">If you do not take action:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\">You can only reduce or close your position.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\">You cannot place new orders that increase your position size for that respective market.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\">Trading in other markets will not be affected.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: inter; line-height: 1.6;\"><b>How to Adjust Your Risk Limit<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to your <\/span><b>BTSE trading page<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\">Select your position<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click <\/span><b>Risk Limit Settings<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\">Choose your desired risk limit tier<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\">Confirm the change<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For step-by-step instructions, see our <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/support.btse.com\/en\/support\/solutions\/articles\/43000562970-risk-limits\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Risk Limit Guide<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These adjustments have been made to better serve the evolving needs of our users, and is part of BTSE\u2019s commitment to providing users with a quality trading experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000; font-family: inter; font-size: 14pt;\">Thanks for your support.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Traders, BTSE is upgrading its risk limit mechanism for all futures markets to help you manage risk more effectively. 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