[Guide] How to not get liquidated on futures — 5 things every beginner needs

blew up 3 times before this stuck, so here: 1. Always isolated margin. Cross can nuke your whole account 2. Position SIZE matters more than leverage number. 5x on full size = 5x risk 3. Set your stop before entry. Never let liq price = stop price 4. Funding adds up. Holding long, fees + funding quietly eat your PnL 5. A fee rebate cuts your real cost a lot if you trade often just these 5 halve your blow-up odds