#trading

Market orders fill instantly at the best price; limit orders fill only at your price or better. Here is when to use each — and why limit orders cost less.

Slippage is the gap between the price you expected and the price you got. Learn what causes it, how to calculate it, and how to minimize it on perps.

Set up a Solana wallet for trading: install Phantom, back up your seed phrase offline, fund with SOL and USDC, and connect to a perp DEX safely.

A perp DEX lets you trade perpetual futures on-chain while keeping custody of your funds. Learn AMM vs CLOB designs and the best perp DEXes on Solana.

A CEX holds your coins — and FTX proved that can vanish overnight. Compare custody, fees, speed, and counterparty risk before you deposit a dollar.

The 11 mistakes that liquidate beginner perps traders — over-leverage, no stop-loss, revenge trading — and the exact fix for each one.