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Crypto futures research.Look beyond the headline.

What happens to leverage on a bigger trade? How much does the price move when you buy more? Explore the numbers behind those questions, with clear examples and data you can check.

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Lower leverage at $1 million.

In our Bitcoin comparison, six of eight contracts allowed less leverage at this size than their headline maximum.

Contract limits recorded 13–17 September 2026. This measures allowed size, not how easily a trade would fill.

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New check · 10 October 2026

The same coin can cost more on a different contract.

Both Bybit SOL contracts use the same base trading commission in this comparison. Yet the USDC contract cost more to buy and sell because its order book offered less at the better prices. The gap grew with the order.

1,000 bought + 1,000 sold

SOLUSDTUSDT

1.19–1.19

SOLPERPUSDC

1.53–1.58

10,000 bought + 10,000 sold

SOLUSDTUSDT

11.91–12.19

SOLPERPUSDC

28.91–30.02

25,000 bought + 25,000 sold

SOLUSDTUSDT

29.77–31.40

SOLPERPUSDC

102.84–117.94

Estimated combined commission and price impact, in each contract’s settlement coin. Three observations on 10 October; USDT and USDC at par. Funding and transfers excluded.

At 25,000 per side, that difference was over 70 in stablecoin value. Choosing the exact contract can matter more than finding another exchange with a slightly lower fee.

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Numbers and original responses

Each bar uses the highest complete estimate across three sequential public-book captures. Labels show the full observed range. These are independent buy and sell calculations, not a completed round trip.

Calculated results · Original response index

Four questions. The numbers behind them.

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How much leverage do exchanges offer?

Look across crypto futures markets: their maximum leverage, trading fees and how often holding payments are charged.

377 contract records

Catalog compiled 8 October 2026; individual records have their own dates.

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Where can you trade crypto futures?

Explore exchange access around the world, then open a country guide for the products and local rules that apply there.

201 countries & territories

Country overview compiled 8 October 2026.

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What happens when the trade gets bigger?

An exchange’s largest advertised multiplier may only cover small positions. See how Bitcoin leverage limits change as the trade grows.

8 Bitcoin contracts compared

Comparison: 13–17 September 2026. Report updated 8 October.

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Does the price change with order size?

Buying more can mean paying a different price. Compare estimated buying and selling costs across six coins, ten exchanges and three trade sizes.

$1k, $10k and $100k baseline

Baseline: 4 October. Fresh 40-asset book check: 10 October.

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Take a closer look.

The reports explain the findings. The data is there if you want to do your own comparison.

Download the dataOpen the records behind the studies and work with them yourself.See what changedFollow corrections and updates to the published research.Read the Q3 archiveAn earlier report, kept as a historical reference.

Study downloads & dates

Each download is the saved version used by its report. It won’t change when a newer edition appears. Results describe the dates studied, rather than current trading quotes.

Crypto leverage statistics

Registry compilation: 8 October 2026; underlying field dates vary.

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Global crypto leverage access index

Country-record compilation: 8 October 2026; individual source checks retain their dates.