Bitget futures: Understanding the maximum position size

In crypto futures trading, the concept of maximum position size is often misunderstood by users. Most trading platforms impose restrictions on maximum position sizes to prevent excessive market risk concentration among a small number of traders and to safeguard against market manipulation. For Bitget's futures trading, the maximum position size refers to the limit on the proportion of a single user's position relative to the net long/short position of a trading pair (calculated as the difference between the total long and short positions opened on that pair).If a user exceeds this limit, subsequent requests to open new positions will be rejected.

Bitget maximum position size explained

Bitget imposes position size limits on certain high-risk trading pairs. For example, for a specific trading pair, we may impose a 5% limit on main accounts without any sub-accounts, and a 20% limit on main accounts with sub-accounts. In this case, if you do not have any sub-accounts, your main account is limited to 5%. If you have five sub-accounts, each sub-account is individually limited to 5%, and the total position across all accounts, including the main account, cannot exceed 20%. Here's how this works in the context of Bitget futures:

For Coin-M Futures, which carry higher risks compared to USDT-M Futures, the maximum position size for most trading pairs is capped at 5%, regardless of whether you have sub-accounts.

For USDT-M Futures, the position size limit for individual users is significantly higher compared to Coin-M Futures, with most trading pairs allowing up to 10%. If a user has sub-accounts, position size limits for certain trading pairs (excluding Bitcoin and Ethereum) may even exceed the main account's limit. Refer to the Risk Control Clause for more information.