Pintu Futures Margin

• What are Margin, Margin Balance, Available Margin, Open Order Margin, Maintenance Margin, Margin Usage, and Effective Leverage?
• How do I add margin?
• Is there an Isolated or Cross option at Pintu Futures?
• How do I avoid liquidation?
• What’s the maintenance margin percentage?
• What is Auto-Deleveraging?

What are Margin, Margin Balance, Available Margin, Open Order Margin, Maintenance Margin, Margin Usage, and Effective Leverage?

Margin is the funds you deposit with the exchange as collateral to open a position in perpetual trading. This collateral protects the exchange from potential losses due to your position.

1. Margin Balance
Total funds in your Futures wallet, including Available Margin (funds still usable) and Locked Margin (used for positions/open orders).

2. Open Order Margin
The amount of margin temporarily locked for pending orders (unexecuted limit orders & stop orders).

Example (25x Leverage): A $1,000 limit order with 4% IM = $40 (≈ Rp644,280) locked as Open Order Margin.

3. Maintenance Margin (MM)
The minimum margin required to keep a position open. If your account value falls below the MM threshold, the system will liquidate your position.

Example (25x Leverage, 1% MM): For a $1,000 position, required MM = $10. If your margin balance falls below this, the position gets liquidated.

4. Available Margin
Margin that’s free to use — funds not locked in open positions or open orders. Can be used to open new positions, pay fees/funding, or place new open orders.

Available Margin depends on the Initial Margin Buffer feature:

• Buffer ON: extra margin is locked alongside MM for added safety — smaller available margin, but safer from sudden liquidation. (Example: a $1,000 position locks $40: $10 MM + $30 buffer. With $100 margin balance, available = $60.)
• Buffer OFF: only minimum MM is locked — larger available margin, but less protection. (Example: a $1,000 position locks only $10 as MM. With $100 margin balance, available = $90.)

5. Margin Usage
The percentage of your margin balance currently in use (open positions + open order margin + maintenance margin).

• High Margin Usage → higher liquidation risk.
• Low Margin Usage → larger available margin, more flexibility.
• 100% Margin Usage → no available margin left, your position gets liquidated.

6. Effective Leverage
Shows how much exposure you’re taking relative to your actual margin: Effective Leverage = Position Size ÷ Margin Balance.

Example: $1,000 position, $100 margin balance → Effective Leverage = 10x.

Even if you choose 25x leverage, your effective leverage can be lower if you have more margin. Always monitor this value to manage risk.

How do I add margin?

1. Open the Pintu Pro wallet page, select the Transfer menu.
2. Select Pintu Futures as the destination.
3. Enter the USDT amount to send (only USDT can be transferred to/from the Pintu Futures wallet).
4. Tap Transfer — the process is instant and free.

Is there an Isolated or Cross option at Pintu Futures?

Yes, Pintu Futures supports both Cross Margin and Isolated Margin.

How do I avoid liquidation?

Liquidation happens when margin usage reaches 100%. To avoid it, make sure your margin usage doesn’t reach 100%, using one of these 3 methods:

1. Add margin balance.
2. Cancel open orders.
3. Close the position most at risk of reaching its liquidation price.

What’s the maintenance margin percentage at Pintu Futures?

The maintenance margin applied at Pintu Futures is 1% for 25x leverage.

What is Auto-Deleveraging?

Auto-Deleveraging (ADL) is a risk management mechanism designed to maintain platform stability during extreme market conditions.

When liquidation occurs, the system first uses the Insurance Fund to cover losses. If losses exceed the Insurance Fund’s capacity, ADL is activated.

In this condition, the system automatically reduces or closes profitable positions or those with high leverage on the opposite side — keeping the trading environment safe and stable for all users.