Liquidation

The venue closing a leveraged position because margin has run out.

In plain English

Not a stop-loss. You do not choose the timing, a fee usually applies, and it executes into whatever liquidity exists.

Example

At 50x leverage, liquidation sits roughly 1.5% away from entry.

Futures Trading

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