What Is Isolated Margin in Crypto Futures on Pluang?

Isolated Margin is a margin mode in Crypto Futures on Pluang where each position is allocated its own dedicated margin, separate from the rest of your Futures balance. Losses on that position are capped at the margin locked for it — if the position is liquidated, only that position's allocated margin is forfeited, and the rest of your account balance and every other open position remain unaffected. All Crypto Futures contracts on Pluang support Isolated Margin, so the mode is never limited to a subset of contracts. Margin Level for a position under Isolated Margin is tracked against that position's own allocation: an Initial Margin Call fires once Margin Level passes 50% on that position, a Final Margin Call fires past 75% (at which point only close or reduce-exposure orders are accepted on it), and liquidation follows if the level keeps climbing toward 100% — all without touching the margin backing your other positions.

Why Isolated Margin matters for your trading:

1. Loss is capped per position

The maximum you can lose on a trade is the margin you've allocated to it — nothing more is drawn from your broader Futures balance, no matter how far the position moves against you.

2. Other positions stay completely unaffected

If one position is liquidated under Isolated Margin, every other open position — whether it's on Isolated or Cross Margin — continues unaffected, since each isolated position sits on its own dedicated margin pool.

3. Useful for running multiple, differently-sized bets

You can hold several Isolated Margin positions at once, each with a different risk level and allocation, without one position's performance bleeding into another's Margin Level.

How it works technically:

• Funding fees are deducted from the position's own margin every 8 hours — not from your shared Futures account balance.
• Capital efficiency is lower than Cross Margin, because each position's margin is dedicated and cannot be shared with or borrowed by other positions.
• The margin used is the position's own allocated margin (position margin), not your entire Futures balance.
• Margin Level is calculated per position — a call or liquidation on one Isolated Margin position has zero effect on the Margin Level of your other positions.
• You can mix modes across contracts — running Isolated Margin on one contract while another runs Cross Margin at the same time, since mode is set per contract.

Use Isolated Margin when you want precise, position-level risk control, especially when you want to cap the maximum you can lose on a single trade to exactly the margin you've committed to it.

Related questions:

Q: Does Isolated Margin affect my other open positions if one gets liquidated?
No. With Isolated Margin, liquidation is confined to that specific position's own allocated margin only. Your other open positions — whether Isolated or Cross Margin — and the rest of your Futures account balance remain unaffected, because each Isolated Margin position sits on a separate margin pool from the start. This isolation is what makes the mode useful for testing a higher-risk trade alongside more conservative positions you don't want exposed to it.

Q: Do all Crypto Futures contracts on Pluang support Isolated Margin?
Yes. All active Crypto Futures contracts on Pluang can be traded using Isolated Margin, regardless of their leverage cap. This includes the contracts that support up to 25x leverage and the three contracts — BAT, FIL, and ZRX — capped at a maximum of 10x. Since the mode is available on every contract without exception, you never need to check compatibility before choosing it for a specific trade.

Q: What funds are used as margin in Isolated Margin mode?
Only the margin you've allocated to that specific position (position margin) — never your entire Futures account balance. This is the core distinction from Cross Margin, where the whole shared balance backs every open position at once. Because the allocation is fixed at the amount you set when opening the trade, you always know your maximum possible loss on that position before you enter it. Funding on an isolated position is also paid from that position's margin, so a large funding payment can push it towards liquidation — if funding rates are high, keep extra margin in the position or add margin to it.

Q: When should I use Isolated Margin instead of Cross Margin?
Use Isolated Margin when you want to limit risk to a single position without letting a loss on that position touch your other positions or account balance. It is particularly effective in volatile markets, or when you're running several trades with different risk levels that you don't want to influence each other's liquidation risk — for example, testing a high-leverage trade while keeping your core positions on Cross Margin untouched.

Q: Can I switch to Isolated Margin while a position is open?
No. You must close all positions and cancel all open orders on that contract first, then switch margin mode before opening a new position — this restriction exists so collateral allocation stays consistent for the life of each position. There is no fee for making the switch itself once the contract is flat, only the trading costs of closing the existing position.