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Trading Products Overview

use.com offers a comprehensive suite of trading products designed for both retail and institutional traders, from simple spot trading to advanced derivatives. All products are built on the same high-performance infrastructure with transparent risk management.

Spot Trading

Description: Buy and sell cryptocurrencies for immediate settlement.

Supported Assets:

Tier 1: BTC, ETH, major stablecoins (USDT, USDC, DAI)
Tier 2: Top 20 altcoins by market cap
Tier 3: Selected long-tail assets (subject to liquidity requirements)

Order Types:

Market: Execute immediately at best available price
Limit: Execute only at specified price or better
Stop-Market: Trigger market order when price reaches stop level
Stop-Limit: Trigger limit order when price reaches stop level

Fee Structure:

Tier

30-Day Volume

Maker Fee

Taker Fee

< $1M

0.10%

0.15%

$1M-$10M

0.08%

0.12%

$10M-$50M

0.06%

0.10%

$50M-$100M

0.04%

0.08%

$100M

0.02%

0.05%

Token Holder Discount: Feeeffective=Feebase×(1−min⁡(0.02×Holdings_Multiple,0.50))Fee_{effective} = Fee_{base} \times (1 - \min(0.02 \times Holdings_Multiple, 0.50))Feeeffective=Feebase×(1−min(0.02×Holdings_Multiple,0.50))

Maximum 50% discount for holding sufficient tokens.

Margin Trading

Description: Trade with borrowed funds to amplify position size.

Leverage: Up to 10× for major pairs (BTC/USDT, ETH/USDT)

Margin Types:

Cross Margin: All account balance used as collateral
Isolated Margin: Only allocated margin used as collateral

Interest Rates:

Asset

Hourly Rate

Daily Rate

Annual Rate

USDT

0.002%

0.05%

18.25%

BTC

0.001%

0.025%

9.13%

ETH

0.0015%

0.0375%

13.69%

Margin Calculation: Required_Margin=Position_ValueLeverageRequired_Margin = \frac{Position_Value}{Leverage}Required_Margin=LeveragePosition_Value

Example:

Position: $100,000 BTC
Leverage: 5×
Required Margin: $100,000 / 5 = $20,000

Liquidation: Occurs when equity falls below maintenance margin (see Risk Engine section for formulas).

Perpetual Futures

Description: Futures contracts with no expiration date, tracking spot price through funding rates.

Leverage: Up to 100× for BTC/ETH, lower for other assets

Funding Rate: Funding_Rate=Clamp(Premium_Index,−0.05%,+0.05%)Funding_Rate = Clamp(Premium_Index, -0.05\%, +0.05\%)Funding_Rate=Clamp(Premium_Index,−0.05%,+0.05%)

Where: Premium_Index=Perpetual_Price−Mark_PriceMark_PricePremium_Index = \frac{Perpetual_Price - Mark_Price}{Mark_Price}Premium_Index=Mark_PricePerpetual_Price−Mark_Price

Funding Interval: Every 8 hours (00:00, 08:00, 16:00 UTC)

Example:

Perpetual Price: $50,100
Mark Price: $50,000
Premium: ($50,100 - $50,000) / $50,000 = 0.2%
Funding Rate: 0.2% (within ±0.05% bounds)
Long positions pay 0.2% to short positions

Position Limits:

Asset

Max Position (Notional)

Max Leverage

BTC

$10M

100×

ETH

$5M

100×

Major Alts

$1M

50×

Long-tail

$100k

20×

Options (Planned Q4 2025)

Description: Right (but not obligation) to buy/sell at specified price before expiration.

Types:

Call Options: Right to buy
Put Options: Right to sell

Expiration: Weekly and monthly expirations

Settlement: Cash-settled in USDT

Pricing Model: Black-Scholes with implied volatility surface

Example:

BTC Call Option
Strike: $55,000
Expiration: 30 days
Premium: $2,500 (5% of strike)
Breakeven: $57,500 at expiration

Advanced Order Types

Time-Weighted Average Price (TWAP)

Purpose: Execute large orders gradually to minimize market impact.

Parameters:

Total quantity
Time window (e.g., 1 hour)
Slice interval (e.g., every 5 minutes)

Execution: Slice_Size=Total_QuantityNumber_of_SlicesSlice_Size = \frac{Total_Quantity}{Number_of_Slices}Slice_Size=Number_of_SlicesTotal_Quantity

Example:

Total: 100 BTC
Window: 1 hour
Interval: 5 minutes
Slices: 12
Size per slice: 100 / 12 = 8.33 BTC every 5 minutes

Volume-Weighted Average Price (VWAP)

Purpose: Execute orders in proportion to market volume.

Execution: Order size adjusted based on recent volume patterns.

Target: Achieve execution price close to VWAP over the period.

Iceberg Orders

Purpose: Hide large order size to prevent market impact.

Parameters:

Total quantity
Visible quantity (tip of iceberg)

Execution: As visible portion fills, new portion becomes visible.

Example:

Total: 100 BTC
Visible: 5 BTC
Execution: Show 5 BTC, when filled, show next 5 BTC, repeat

Portfolio Margin (Planned Q3 2025)

Description: Risk-based margining that considers portfolio-level risk rather than position-level.

Benefits:

Lower margin requirements for hedged positions
More capital-efficient
Suitable for sophisticated traders

Risk Calculation: Portfolio_Risk=∑i,jwiwjσiσjρijPortfolio_Risk = \sqrt{\sum_{i,j} w_i w_j \sigma_i \sigma_j \rho_{ij}}Portfolio_Risk=∑i,jwiwjσiσjρij

Where:

w = position weights
σ = volatilities
ρ = correlations

Example:

Long BTC, Short ETH (80% correlated)
Individual margins: $10k + $8k = $18k
Portfolio margin: $12k (33% reduction due to correlation)

Copy Trading (Planned 2026)

Description: Automatically replicate trades of successful traders.

Features:

Follow multiple traders
Allocate percentage of capital per trader
Set stop-loss limits
Performance tracking

Fee Structure:

Platform fee: 0.1% of copied trade volume
Trader profit share: 10-20% of follower profits

API Trading

REST API: For account management, order placement, market data queries

WebSocket API: For real-time market data and order updates

Rate Limits:

REST: 1,200 requests/minute
WebSocket: 10 connections per user
Order placement: 100 orders/second

FIX Protocol: Available for institutional clients (dedicated support required).

Product Roadmap

Q1 2025:

Spot trading (50+ pairs)
Margin trading (cross and isolated)
Basic order types

Q2 2025:

Perpetual futures (20+ pairs)
Advanced order types (TWAP, VWAP, Iceberg)
Mobile app launch

Q3 2025:

Portfolio margin
Additional perpetual pairs
Enhanced API features

Q4 2025:

Options trading (pilot)
Structured products
Copy trading beta

2026:

Options expansion
Tokenized stocks (subject to regulatory approval)
Algorithmic trading tools

Risk Disclosures

Leverage Risk: Trading with leverage amplifies both gains and losses. Positions can be liquidated if market moves against you.

Funding Rate Risk: Perpetual futures funding rates can be significant during extreme market conditions.

Options Risk: Options can expire worthless, resulting in 100% loss of premium paid.

Market Risk: Cryptocurrency markets are highly volatile. Prices can move rapidly in either direction.

Liquidity Risk: Some trading pairs may have limited liquidity, resulting in wider spreads and slippage.

Conclusion

use.com's product suite provides comprehensive trading capabilities for all user types, from simple spot trading to advanced derivatives. All products are built on the same high-performance infrastructure with transparent risk management, enabling traders to execute strategies with confidence.

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Updated on: 10/03/2026

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