How to Get Started With Spot Margin Trading on Bybit

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    Spot Margin Trading allows you to leverage borrowed funds from Bybit to make larger trades. This trading type requires collateral in other margin assets, which secures your borrowing. However, be aware of liquidation risk: if your Maintenance Margin Rate (MMR) exceeds 100%, your positions may be liquidated to cover losses.

     

    Before you begin, here are essential points to consider:

    • Margin Modes: Spot Margin Trading is only available in Cross Margin or Portfolio Margin mode. Ensure you’re not in Isolated Mode, as it is unsupported for Margin Trading.

    • Collateral Requirement: To borrow funds, the asset used in the trading pair must be enabled as collateral. For instance, to trade BTC/USDT, you will need to enable both BTC and USDT as collateral first. To learn more about how to enable assets as collateral, visit here.

    • Unified Trading Account Rules: Understand the borrowing, interest, and repayment rules in your Unified Trading Account here to avoid unexpected fees. 

     

     

    Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you start Spot Margin trading on Bybit.

     

     

     

     

     

    Key Terms in Margin Trading

    Before placing your Spot order, make sure you understand the following terms:

     

     

     

    Leverage

    The leverage on Spot Margin Trading will impact the maximum borrowable amount and the initial and maintenance margin rate on your borrowed assets. 


    Leverage is set at the asset level, not the trading pair. For example, if you set leverage for USDC, it will apply whenever you borrow USDC (e.g., to buy BTC in BTC/USDC). Likewise, if you set leverage for BTC, it applies when borrowing BTC to sell.

    Available Balance

    Available Balance on Margin Trading refers to the amount you can use to place new margin trading orders. This includes both your available wallet balance and the maximum amount you can borrow.

    To Borrow

    The amount that you will borrow for the respective Margin Trading order. Please note that interest will be incurred even for limit orders that have not been executed. To learn how to borrow on Spot Margin Trading, click here.

    Max. Buy/Sell

    The maximum amount of assets you can buy or sell based on your available balance.

    Initial Margin Rate

    This indicates the margin balance that has been deployed to your positions and orders. In the event of IMR = 100%, you can no longer place any orders that may increase your position size or place an order to buy lower conversion rate assets with higher ones. 

    Maintenance Margin Rate

    This indicates the margin required to maintain open positions and borrowings in both Derivatives Trading and Spot Margin Trading. When the MMR is equal to or greater than 100%, liquidation will be triggered.

    USDT Balance (or any other coins)

    This shows your USDT wallet balance in your Unified Trading Account. Please note that this balance does not represent the actual amount of assets you can use for order placement, as your assets can be occupied for active orders. Always refer to the available balance for the amount you can use.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Access to Margin Trading Trading Guide

    Tap on the Ellipsis icon and you can access the Margin Trading Guide and Margin Data. The margin data shows the supported collateral and borrowable coin, with the respective interest rate, liquidation order and maximum borrow amount.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Step-by-Step Guide to Start Spot Margin Trading

    Step 1: Go on Trade → Spot, then enable the Margin switch in the navigation bar and select your preferred margin trading pair.

     

     

     

    Alternatively, select a Spot pair that supports Margin trading under the list of trading pairs.

     

     

     

    If you cannot find the Margin switch in the trading interface, tap on the panel settings in the upper left corner, then go to Customize Interface → Order Panel and toggle the Spot Margin option. You can also drag and customize navigation accordingly from the available panels.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Step 2: When using Margin Trading for the first time, you will be prompted with a pop-up window for Bybit’s Margin Trading Service Agreement and a quick introduction to its fundamental mechanics. Ensure you fully understand the rules and risks of Margin Trading in the Unified Trading Account to activate the function. For additional details, click here.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Step 3: Set up your margin order with the following parameters. 

     

    Using ETH/USDC as an example,

    1. Select your leverage for the quote and base token: Maximum 10x.

    2. Select your trade direction: Buy or Sell

    3. Select order type

    4. Enter the order price or Trigger Price 

    5. (a) Enter the quantity, or 

        (b) Use the percentage bar to quickly adjust the order value of your order.

    6. Click on Margin Buy or Margin Sell

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Step 4: After entering the parameter, you can refer to the To Borrow amount, and the system will borrow the required funds on your behalf to execute the order. Repayment is required for the borrowed funds. To learn how to make repayment, visit here.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Turn On/Off Margin Trading

    Margin Trading is enabled by default in Cross and Portfolio Margin. You can go to the Spot Order Window to toggle it on or off. Please note that you must complete all repayments and cancel all margin orders before turning off Margin trading.

     

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