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This article uses Gate Exchange as a case study to thoroughly explain the forced liquidation mechanism and risk control logic in contract trading. It is designed to help beginners understand how maintenance margin and risk rate are calculated, so they can avoid involuntary liquidation resulting from misinterpreting system rules.

Global metal markets have experienced a notable surge in volatility, with gold, silver, and multiple industrial metals frequently reversing trends. This article examines the factors driving these market fluctuations and explains how the Gate Metals Section enables investors to engage in metal trading with greater efficiency.

Gate is introducing the VIP Year of the Horse Spring Festival Red Envelope Rain event, featuring a 30,000 USDT airdrop with zero entry barriers. New and existing users alike are eligible to participate. Simply upgrade or retain your VIP status to enjoy Spring Festival rewards.

Gate AI is now officially available. Leveraging real data and advanced market analysis features, it enables users to efficiently grasp market dynamics, reduces the barriers to obtaining trading information, and ushers in a new era of intelligent trading support.

Gate Wallet introduces the Gas Station feature, enabling multi-chain gas fee payments and centralized management. This streamlines gas fee preparation for users and improves the efficiency and overall experience of Web3 on-chain transactions.

As BTC moves into a consolidation cycle, an increasing number of holders are focusing on asset efficiency. GTBTC leverages a yield accumulation mechanism to generate ongoing returns on BTC during the holding period, helping users optimize their long-term asset allocation strategies.

Gate TradFi connects crypto assets with traditional financial markets, enabling users to trade gold, forex, indices, stocks, and commodity CFDs from a single unified account. This integration supports cross-market asset allocation and trading. In this article, we offer an in-depth overview of Gate TradFi's key advantages and how to use its features.

Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) is a highly representative AI driven meme coin within the Solana ecosystem.

Traditional finance (TradFi) is undergoing a structural transformation.

Gate Research: On February 11, the crypto market remained under downward pressure, with major assets trading in a weak consolidation range as BTC and ETH hovered at elevated levels without clear directional momentum. On the thematic front, capital continued to rotate into high-narrative trades: POWER surged on strong volume driven by the Web3 incentive-layer narrative and ecosystem partnership developments; PIPPIN rebounded sharply on the back of AI creator IP momentum and sentiment recovery; while SONIC strengthened amid the SVM expansion narrative and intensified community exposure. Structurally, the tokenized Treasury market surpassed $10 billion in size, reinforcing RWA’s role as a foundational asset within on-chain finance, while Gate TradFi’s cumulative trading volume exceeded $33 billion.

In traditional finance (TradFi), financial accounts are the core infrastructure through which all economic activity is executed.

In TradFi (Traditional Finance), gold and commodities refer to physical assets such as precious metals, energy resources, and agricultural products that are traded in organized markets. Unlike purely financial assets, these commodities are directly linked to real economic activity, making them a foundational part of traditional financial systems.

TradFi derivatives are financial contracts whose value is derived from an underlying asset or reference, such as stocks, bonds, commodities, interest rates, or currencies. Rather than representing ownership, derivatives allow market participants to manage price exposure, hedge risk, and improve capital efficiency without directly holding the underlying assets.

In TradFi (Traditional Finance), stocks (also known as equities) are ownership securities that represent a shareholder’s claim on a company’s assets and earnings. Stocks are issued by companies and traded on regulated stock exchanges, forming the core of traditional equity markets.

In TradFi (Traditional Finance), bonds are debt securities that represent a contractual loan from investors to an issuer, such as a government or corporation. When an investor buys a bond, they become a creditor and are entitled to receive periodic interest payments (coupons) and the repayment of principal at a specified maturity date.