The market, explained.
Guides on trading, leverage, and the assets we list — written by the people who built Liquid.
Beginner Guides
Start with the core mechanics of perpetual futures and risk.
The Beginner's Guide to Trading (Without the Fear)
Real markets, real mechanics, simulated money. Here's how to learn before you risk anything.
4 Things Every Beginner Perp Trader Should Know
The basics before you press buy — what you are trading, getting the mechanics into muscle memory, keeping risk small, and journaling your trades.
What Every Market on Liquid Actually Is
New to Liquid? A beginner's guide to crypto, stock, commodity, forex, and prediction markets — and what actually moves each one.
Stop Loss Strategies for Beginners
Set it once. Let the market do the rest. Five practical stop-loss strategies that help beginners lose less and stay in the game.
AI & Trading
How artificial intelligence is changing the way traders research, decide, and execute.
Automated vs. Agentic Trading: What's the Difference?
Bots follow rules. Agents form judgments. Knowing the difference is the whole game — it decides what you can safely delegate to software and what guardrails actually protect you.
AI Trading: Why It Works and How to Start
AI trading tools process more data than any human can alone — here is how they fit into your process and why Co-Invest makes it effortless.
Co-Invest and the Singularity of Capitalism
Introducing Co-Invest, the first way to trade directly through ChatGPT and Claude, and a step toward intelligence-augmented capital allocation.
Trading Concepts
The mechanics behind perpetual futures, margin, and risk.
How to Short Crypto Using Perpetual Futures
A practical guide to shorting crypto with perpetual futures — how it works, when to short, risk management, and common mistakes to avoid.
Cross Margin vs Isolated Margin Explained
The key differences between cross margin and isolated margin — how each mode works, when to use them, and how your choice affects liquidation risk.
What Is a Stop Loss and How to Set One
The essential guide to stop losses — what they are, how to set them, different stop loss types, and why they are the most important risk management tool in trading.
What Is Liquidation and How to Manage It
Everything you need to know about liquidation in perpetual futures — how it happens, how liquidation prices are calculated, and how to avoid getting liquidated.
What Are Funding Rates?
How funding rates keep perpetual futures prices aligned with spot markets — what they are, how they work, and how traders can use them strategically.
What Is a Short Squeeze?
How short squeezes work — why they happen, how to spot the setup, famous examples, and how to trade them with perpetual futures.
Platform Comparisons
How Liquid stacks up against the exchanges you already know.
Binance Alternatives: Best Crypto Trading Platforms in 2026
Binance may lose EU access under MiCA regulation. Compare the best Binance alternatives for perpetual futures, spot trading, and portfolio management - including decentralized options designed to resist regulatory disruption.
Robinhood Alternatives: Best Trading Platforms in 2026
Looking beyond Robinhood? Compare the best alternatives for active trading — including platforms with 24/7 markets, multi-asset coverage, and non-custodial control.
Coinbase Alternatives: Best Trading Platforms in 2026
Outgrowing Coinbase? Compare the best alternatives for active traders who want lower fees, more markets, and non-custodial control of their assets.
Kraken Alternatives: Best Trading Platforms in 2026
Exploring alternatives to Kraken? Compare the best trading platforms for multi-asset coverage, non-custodial control, and advanced trading features.
eToro Alternatives: Best Trading Platforms in 2026
Looking beyond eToro? Compare the best alternatives for multi-asset trading — including platforms with AI-powered analysis, 24/7 markets, and non-custodial control.
Webull Alternatives: Best Trading Platforms in 2026
Looking beyond Webull? Compare the best alternatives for active traders who want 24/7 markets, no PDT rules, multi-asset coverage, and non-custodial control.
OKX Alternatives: Best Trading Platforms in 2026
Exploring alternatives to OKX? Compare the best trading platforms for multi-asset coverage, non-custodial control, and deep derivatives trading.
BingX Alternatives: Best Trading Platforms in 2026
Looking for alternatives to BingX? Compare the best trading platforms for perpetual futures, copy trading, non-custodial control, and multi-asset coverage.
Pre-IPO Markets
Trade exposure to the biggest private companies, on-chain.
How SpaceX Perps Work
SpaceX is private, but a private company can still support a perp market. The contract only needs a robust oracle, and Nasdaq Private Market is the obvious anchor.
How OpenAI Perps Work
Why OpenAI can trade as a perp even without a public listing: the market only needs a credible oracle, and Nasdaq Private Market is the right reference layer.
How Anthropic Perps Work
Anthropic does not need to be publicly listed for a perp market to exist. The contract only needs a reliable oracle, with Nasdaq Private Market as the natural reference layer.
Insights
Perspectives on capital markets and where they're heading.
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Airdrop Farming: Theory and Practice
A guide to airdrop farming principles — why airdrops exist, how to minimize costs, delta-neutral hedging, and estimating airdrop value.
What Are Prediction Markets and How Do They Work
A clear guide to prediction markets: what a prediction market is, how prediction market prices work, why prediction markets forecast real outcomes, and how to trade prediction markets on Liquid.
World Cup Prediction Markets: How to Trade the World Cup
Your guide to the World Cup on prediction markets: how World Cup markets work, how to read World Cup odds, and how to trade every World Cup match and the World Cup winner on Liquid.
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