Trading perpetual futures involves substantial risk of loss. Always monitor your maintenance margin and account health to avoid liquidation. Use appropriate position sizing and stop losses, especially when using leverage.
Network congestion can delay transactions, order execution, liquidations, and funding settlements. Solana network outages may temporarily prevent access to positions.
Oracle price feeds can experience delays, gaps, or failures at times. Oracle outages could trigger unexpected liquidations or prevent timely position adjustments.
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