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 49 Crypto Futures contracts on Pluang support Isolated Margin.

Why Isolated Margin matters for your trading:

1. Loss is capped per position — the maximum you can lose on a trade is the margin allocated to it, nothing more.
2. Other positions stay completely unaffected — a liquidation on one Isolated Margin position never touches your other open positions.
3. Useful for running multiple, differently-sized bets — hold several Isolated Margin positions at once without one 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 the shared account balance.
• Capital efficiency is lower than Cross Margin, because each position's margin is dedicated and cannot be shared.
• The margin used is the position's own allocated margin (position margin) — not your entire Futures balance.
• Margin Level is calculated per position, so a call or liquidation on one position has zero effect on your others.
• You can mix modes across contracts — Isolated Margin on one, Cross Margin on another, at the same time.

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 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 49 active Crypto Futures contracts on Pluang can be traded using Isolated Margin, including the 46 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.

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 before you enter 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 — particularly effective in volatile markets or when running several trades with different risk levels you don't want influencing each other's liquidation risk.

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, so collateral allocation stays consistent for the life of each position. There is no fee for the switch itself once the contract is flat.