# Main. Margin Settings

The Margin Settings is an auxiliary window for managing contract positions. Here you can:

view the basic information of the futures contract (funding rate, expiration date, etc.);
set up an exchange Risk Limit parameter;
change the method of position margining - Isolated, for a fixed margin per position, and Cross, for using all available balance funds for the leverage of a position);
change Position Leverage to change the value of the position margin and adjust the liquidation price.

Names of the currently selected exchange and trading instrument.
Cross Margin mode: Margin is divided between open positions. If necessary, the position will extract more margin from the total balance of the account in order to avoid liquidation. Cross Margin, also know as "Spread Margin" is a margin method that utilises the full amount of funds in the Available Balance to avoid liquidations.
Isolated Margin mode: Margin assigned to a position is restricted to a certain amount. If the margin falls below the Maintenance Margin level, the position is liquidated. However, you can add and remove margin at will under this method. In the event of a liquidation, any Available Balance you may have will not be used to add margin to your position.
The field that is currently applied to the selected Leverage tool (then the value is grayed out), or selected by the user, but not yet applied (the changes are not confirmed by the Apply button) Leverage (then the value is bright white). The field can be set to Cross if the Cross Margin function is present on the selected exchange itself and the CrossMargin mode is activated, or a numerical value, depending on the choice of the user. Leverage can be changed, either by using the slider, moving it along the scale (Section 2), or using manual value entry, after double-clicking on the field. It is important that the exchange itself can automatically change the value of Leverage, for example, after changing the Risk Limit, or after using the function, add/remove Margin, etc. (Be sure to familiarize yourself with the method of using Leverage on each individual exchange).
The scale of change of the Leverage, for the selected trading instrument. By moving the "slider" on the scale, you can change the desired Leverage. Moving the "slider" to the leftmost position, includes cross-margin mode, if it is available on the selected exchange. In some cases, Leverage can be changed in the already taken position (Bitmex). In order for the Leverage changes to take effect, it is necessary to confirm the action being performed by clicking the Apply button (Section 4).
Button for confirming changes in the method (cross or isolated margin) or shoulder size (with isolated margins).
A string displaying the current (currently used) Risk Limit values, the minimum maintenance, and initial margins used to calculate the global margin for the tool selected by the user. It is used for each trading instrument separately (in cases where there is no risk change limit on the exchange itself, this line will not display any values).
The field that displays the currently applied value of the risk limit to the selected trading instrument, in quantitative equivalent.
The field that displays the currently applied value of the supporting margin of the selected trading instrument, in percentage terms.
The field that displays the currently applied value of the initial margin of the selected trading instrument, in percentage terms.
A string showing selected, but not yet applied by the user (the changes are not confirmed by the Apply button), the Risk Limit values, the minimum maintenance, and initial margins used to calculate the global margin for the tool selected by the user. The row is used to visualize changes in the values of the initial and maintenance margins, depending on the changes in the value of Limit Risk (in cases when there is no function on the exchange itself with parameters for the risk of limit, this string will not display any values).
The field displaying the selected, but not yet applied by the user (the changes are not confirmed by the Apply button), the Risk Limit value for the selected trading instrument, in quantitative equivalent.
The field displaying the selected, but not yet applied by the user (the changes are not confirmed by the Apply button), the value of the supporting margin of the selected trading instrument, in percentage terms.
The field displaying the selected, but not yet applied by the user (the changes are not confirmed by the Apply button), the value of the initial margin of the selected trading instrument, in percentage terms.
The scale for changing the Risk Limit value of the selected trading instrument. By moving the "slider" on the scale, you can change the desired Risk Limit. In order for the Risk Limit changes to take effect, you need to confirm the action being performed by clicking the Apply button (Section 14). (in cases when there is no functionality for changing the parameters of the risk limit on the exchange itself, this scale will not be active). Important: Changing the risk of the limit entails changing the parameters of the initial and supporting margin of the selected trading instrument.
Button to confirm changes to Risk Limit.
Field displaying the date and time of expiration (termination of trading) of the futures contract. For perpetual contracts, this field will display - Perpetual. (For spot margin trading this field will not be filled). Expiry Date. Time and date on which then contracts cease trading.
The field that displays the value of the estimated financing rate at the moment (be careful, the financing rate on some exchanges varies at different intervals, and for each instrument may be different). Funding Rate. The calculated funding rate for this funding period. This is the rate that longs will pay for shorts. If negative, shorts pay longs. This is created by subtracting the base currency’s daily funding rate from the quote currency’s daily funding rate then converting from the daily rate into the funding period rate. For contracts with a funding premium symbol, the rate is then adjusted to be within 0,05% of the premium index.
Field showing the value of the projected funding rate for the next funding period. Predicted Rate. The number shown here is the predicted funding period rate. For contracts with a funding premium symbol, the rate is then adjusted to be within 0,05% of the premium index.
The field displays the total number of futures contracts in circulation (the field will be empty for spot margin trading). Open Interest. The total number of futures or options contracts in existence.
Field displaying the number of transactions for the selected trading instrument in the last 24 hours. 24H Turnover. The value of contracts traded in the last 24 hours.
Here you will see the API key of the exchange account currently used in the Margin Settings window.
Info button allows you to choose PDF manual for Margin Settings Window.
Button to link the window Margin Settings with other terminal windows. Important for displaying information and making changes for the selected trading instrument, the Margin Setting window must be linked to the Market Maker window.