Bybit futures require checking the contract, collateral, trading fees, funding schedule and liquidation rules before considering any order. A fee is normally charged on executed position value, not just deposited margin; a stop-loss is not a guaranteed loss ceiling. This guide separates those checks and provides an independently calculated, hypothetical cost example.
Reviewed: 18 October 2026. Eligibility, account requirements and live contract terms remain decisive; access to this page is not permission to trade.
Earlier correction, retained: This page previously described a “MyBank integration” as part of Bybit futures trading. ByDITT could not verify a current official Bybit source that names MyBank as a universal funding integration. Use only the deposit and payment methods displayed inside your own Bybit account.
Correction: Do not send money through a bank, payment page, QR code, or personal account merely because it is described as “integrated with Bybit.” Confirm the method, recipient details, currency, limits, and provider on the official Bybit deposit screen. Payment options vary by region and account.
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What Bybit futures and perpetual contracts are
Bybit offers perpetual and expiry contracts that let traders take leveraged exposure without owning the underlying asset. Bybit’s USDT contract FAQ, updated September 10, 2026, explains that perpetual contracts use funding payments while expiry contracts can have a settlement fee at expiry.
| Contract | Key feature | Cost to check |
|---|---|---|
| USDT perpetual | No fixed expiry; margin and P&L generally in USDT | Maker/taker fee and periodic funding |
| USDC perpetual | No fixed expiry; USDC-based terms | Maker/taker fee and periodic funding |
| Inverse perpetual | Crypto asset used for margin and settlement | Fee and dual exposure to position and collateral |
| Expiry futures | Contract settles on a defined date | Trading fee and possible settlement fee |
Settlement-fee ambiguity: the Futures contract fees explained page distinguishes inverse expiry settlement fees from USDT expiry settlement, which it describes as having no settlement fee. The USDT contract FAQ gives a broader 0.05% expiry statement. These official descriptions are not fully aligned. Do not apply one universal settlement rate to every expiry product: verify the exact contract, settlement event and current account notice, or ask support before relying on a cost estimate. Delisting is a separate event.
Trading fees and funding fees are different
Bybit’s Trading Fee Structure lists VIP 0 perpetual and futures base rates of 0.0200% maker and 0.0550% taker on its page updated September 2, 2026. Actual rates can vary by region, account, VIP tier, product, and campaign. Check My Fee Rate and the executed order record.
Funding is a separate payment exchanged between long and short perpetual-position holders. Bybit’s Funding Fee Calculation, updated May 12, 2026, states that funding intervals and limits can differ by pair and can change during volatile markets.
- A positive rate generally means longs pay shorts; a negative rate generally means shorts pay longs.
- Only positions held at the settlement time pay or receive that cycle’s funding.
- If available balance is insufficient, funding can reduce isolated-position margin and move liquidation closer.
- Opening or closing near the settlement timestamp does not guarantee exclusion from the cycle.
Worked example: the same exposure at different leverage
This is a ByDITT calculation, not a current BTC price, fee quote or suggested position. Assume a linear USDT perpetual with quantity 0.1 BTC, entry and exit execution prices both 100,000 USDT, a taker rate of 0.055% on each side, and three funding settlements each paid at 0.01%. Assume mark-based position value remains 10,000 USDT at each funding event. Keeping the price unchanged isolates costs; real prices, rates, intervals and fills change.
| Cost item | Calculation | USDT |
|---|---|---|
| Entry trading fee | 10,000 × 0.00055 | 5.50 |
| Exit trading fee | 10,000 × 0.00055 | 5.50 |
| Assumed funding paid | 3 × 10,000 × 0.0001 | 3.00 |
| Total assumed costs | 5.50 + 5.50 + 3.00 | 14.00 |
At 2× leverage, the simple notional/leverage initial-margin illustration is 5,000 USDT; at 10× it is 1,000 USDT. The same 14 USDT costs equal 0.28% and 1.40% of those amounts respectively. Changing leverage alone does not change this fixed quantity or its price-movement P&L. Actual required order cost includes applicable fees and risk rules, so these margin divisions are not order tickets or liquidation calculations.
Spread, slippage, conversion, possible borrowing or settlement charges and taxes are excluded. Funding can instead be received. Three settlements do not imply a universal holding period or fixed eight-hour schedule. Substitute your actual fills, live fee tier and recorded funding transfers; do not annualize this invented scenario as a promised return.
Mark price and liquidation
In Isolated Margin, liquidation is triggered when mark price reaches the position liquidation price. In Cross and Portfolio Margin, the account maintenance margin rate reaching 100% is decisive; a displayed liquidation price is only an estimate. The Margin-mode comparison distinguishes these conditions. Cross margin can expose eligible collateral beyond one position. Monitor account risk rather than treating the chart’s last traded price or one estimated number as the sole warning.
- Lower leverage: reduces the notional controlled by the same margin.
- Smaller position: reduces exposure for a given price move; it does not create a guaranteed loss ceiling.
- Isolated versus cross: choose based on the account balance you are prepared to expose.
- TP/SL: plan exits, but recognize that gaps and slippage can prevent the exact trigger price.
- Maintenance margin: monitor MMR, liquidation price, position margin, and available balance together.
The UTA liquidation process describes the actual liquidation process, including position and risk-tier treatment. A shortcut such as entry price minus 1/leverage is not an exact liquidation calculator. Adding collateral, changing other positions or changes in collateral value can alter account risk. None guarantees that liquidation will be avoided.
A position-size process
- Define a planned loss budget; gaps, liquidation, fees and execution failure can make actual loss larger.
- Choose an invalidation price based on the market, not the desired position size.
- Calculate the distance between entry and stop, including a slippage allowance.
- Set quantity so the planned loss stays below the risk limit.
- Add estimated maker/taker fees and expected funding cycles.
- Check the margin-mode risk signal and separation from the planned stop. An estimated liquidation price is not a guaranteed boundary. Reassess quantity and margin if the plan cannot tolerate execution failure.
- Recalculate after changing any order input.
Check the order’s meaning, not just its button
The Getting started with futures separates One-Way and Hedge modes. An opposite-direction order in One-Way mode can reduce an existing position instead of creating an independent hedge. Also verify whether the input means coin quantity, contract value or order cost. Where supported, order cost includes initial margin and estimated opening/closing fees; it is not interchangeable with notional value. Recheck the preview after changing mode, units or leverage.
A limit order that immediately takes available liquidity can incur a taker fee. Post-Only instead cancels an order that would execute immediately; it does not guarantee a fill. Reduce-Only helps prevent a supported closing limit order from opening unintended reverse exposure; quantities may be reduced or canceled when they no longer match an open position. Read the actual order-mode restrictions rather than treating either setting as universal protection.
The Order execution and liquidation FAQ distinguishes activating a conditional order from actually filling it. A Last, Mark or Index trigger can activate at a different moment; insufficient margin or an unfilled limit order can still prevent execution. Choosing Mark does not guarantee the execution price or immunity from liquidation. Keep an order ID, trigger type and timestamp when investigating a failed exit.
Funding a Bybit account safely
Bybit’s deposit guide, updated June 22, 2026, describes crypto deposits, One-Click Buy, fiat deposit, and P2P trading. Availability depends on the user, currency, country, provider, and maintenance status.
| Method | Checks before sending |
|---|---|
| Crypto deposit | Coin, network, address, memo/tag, minimum, and confirmations |
| Fiat deposit | Supported currency, bank details shown in account, name match, limits, and fees |
| One-Click Buy | Provider, card or wallet support, quote, spread, and final crypto amount |
| P2P | Verified counterparty, payment method, name match, order chat, and escrow status |
After a valid crypto deposit, check the credited account as well as total assets. The On-chain deposit steps describes deposit routing; a Funding-account balance is not automatically the same number as available UTA trading margin. Pending deposits, unsupported collateral, open orders and other account requirements can explain why assets exist but an order lacks available margin. Do not borrow or transfer more merely to dismiss an unexplained error.
Why a named bank claim needs verification
- Bank-transfer support can be limited to specific currencies and jurisdictions.
- The banking provider can be a third party rather than Bybit itself.
- The recipient name and virtual-account details can change by transaction.
- A P2P counterparty’s payment account is not a Bybit corporate bank account.
- A method shown to another user may not be available or lawful for your account.
For these reasons, ByDITT does not describe MyBank as a verified universal Bybit integration. Treat it as unsupported unless the official deposit screen for your account explicitly presents and explains it.
Pre-trade and pre-deposit checklist
- Confirm product availability and identity requirements for your region.
- Check the live fee rate, funding interval, contract details, and risk limit.
- Verify every payment or deposit detail on the official Bybit screen.
- Send a small test transfer on the same supported network.
- Keep 2FA, anti-phishing code, withdrawal-address controls, and device security enabled.
- Do not trade borrowed money or funds needed for living expenses.
Using BYBITDC
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Related detailed guides
For separate questions, see the account-fee and total-cost guide, liquidation calculations and limitations, and registration, eligibility, KYC and security checks. This overview does not replace those product-specific procedures.
Official references
Checked on 18 October 2026. Dates below are displayed document update dates, not a claim that all accounts changed on that date. Current contract details, account terms and regional restrictions remain decisive. The expiry-fee inconsistency is flagged above rather than silently resolved.
- USDT contract FAQ — updated 2026-09-10.
- Trading Fee Structure — updated 2026-09-02.
- Funding Fee Calculation — updated 2026-05-12.
- Getting started with futures — updated 2026-08-05.
- Margin-mode comparison — updated 2026-08-04.
- UTA liquidation process — updated 2026-10-15.
- Order execution and liquidation FAQ — updated 2026-09-25.
- Futures contract fees explained — updated 2026-08-05.
- Reduce-Only orders — updated 2026-06-29.
- Post-Only orders — updated 2026-06-17.
- Deposit methods — updated 2026-06-22.
- On-chain deposit steps — updated 2026-08-14.
Educational information, not investment, tax or legal advice or a recommendation to open, fund or trade an account. Derivatives add margin and liquidation risk; exchange custody, market, regulatory and access risks remain. A verified identity, referral code or successful deposit does not establish local legal eligibility.
