What is Cross Margin?
Cross margin is a margin mode in which your entire account balance is shared as collateral across your open positions. This lowers the chance of liquidation for any single position — because the whole balance absorbs losses — but it also means a bad trade can draw down your full account.
How cross margin works
All available balance backs every position. If one position moves against you, the shared balance covers the loss, pushing the liquidation price further away. The trade-off is that the whole account is at risk if losses mount.
Cross vs isolated margin
Cross margin shares all balance for resilience; isolated margin caps risk to the margin assigned to one position. Many traders use isolated margin for high-leverage trades and cross margin for hedged or lower-risk positions.
Frequently asked questions
Is cross margin safer than isolated?
Cross margin reduces single-position liquidation risk but exposes your whole balance. Isolated margin limits loss to one position. Neither is universally safer — it depends on strategy.
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