Equity & Loss Calculation of Perpetual Swaps Contract Account

Equity of Perpetual Swaps Account

Perpetual swaps account consists of equity, deposit, RPL and UPL. Means all assets of this contract in your accounts：

Equity = Deposit + Position + frozen margin + unrealized profit and loss

Account Balance

Balance: margin of your perpetual swaps account, it is also the amount transferred from your spot account. After settlement, your RPL will be added to your balance.

Unrealized Profit & Loss(UPL)

The profit / loss generated by a position that has yet to be closed，which will change with the latest price.

Long side:

UPL of contract = (Average closing price - Average opening price) * Number of contracts * Contract face value

Short side:

UPL of contract = (Average closing price - Average opening price) * Number of contracts * Contract face value

For example: A user opened 1000-lots of long BTC perpetual swaps positions at position price 5000 USD/BTC, and the last traded price is 8000 USD/BTC. The UPL of contract will be ( 8000-5000 ) * 1000*1 /5000 = 600USDTRealized Profit & Loss(RPL)

AOFEX also provides a user contract calculator to facilitate users to calculate profits and losses.