In perpetual futures trading, a position is held after it is opened, while the price of the corresponding cryptocurrency is always changing, so the profit and loss of the position is also fluctuating in real time.
There are two types of gains and losses: unrealized gains and losses from holding a position and realized gains and losses from closing a position.
Unrealized P&L
Unrealized P&L refers to the floating revenue of the user's open positions, i.e. the amount of profit or loss expected to be generated after closing the current position at the immediate marker price. The unrealized gain/loss varies with the fluctuation of the marker price.
Long unrealized gain/loss = contract face value * amount of contracts in closed positions * (current marker price - average price of open positions)
Short unrealized gain/loss = contract face value * amount of contracts in closed positions * (average price of open positions - current marker price)
Realized P&L
Realized P&L refers to the real gain or loss that occurs after the user closes a position and is calculated based on the opening price and closing price of the user's position.
Realized gain/loss on long positions = contract face value * amount of contracts in closed positions * (closed transaction price - average opening price)
Realized gain/loss on short positions = contract face value * amount of contracts in closed positions * (average opening price - closing transaction price)
Disclaimer
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Crypto investment involves significant risks. Please proceed with caution. The course shall not be considered investment or financial advice.