Gate Leverage Worry-Free Beginner Tutorial: Complete Guide from Subscription to Settlement

Over the past 30 days, the overall cryptocurrency market has shown a volatile upward trend. Data indicates that Bitcoin (BTC) is currently priced at approximately $96,275, with a cumulative increase of 5.63% over the past week and a monthly gain of 12.43%. Its market capitalization remains above $1.92 trillion, with market share rising to 56.39%, demonstrating that mainstream capital continues to concentrate in Bitcoin. While prices are gradually strengthening, short-term fluctuations still exist. Trading activity in the derivatives market has significantly increased, and risk management demands have risen accordingly. Against this market backdrop, Gate officially launches a new structured derivative product, “Smart Leverage,” which optimizes position management and risk control design to provide users with a more stable leveraged trading option amid volatile market conditions.

The core innovation of this product is that: from the time of subscription success until settlement at expiration, no forced liquidation mechanism will be triggered regardless of how the underlying asset price fluctuates.

Product Core: Why Choose Smart Leverage?

Smart Leverage is an innovative structured derivative product recently launched by Gate, designed to address the pain points of traditional leveraged trading. Unlike perpetual contracts, Smart Leverage exempts users from forced liquidation during the holding period. This means that even in the face of short-term extreme market volatility or “pinning” scenarios, users’ positions will not be forcibly liquidated. This mechanism allows users to focus more on medium- to long-term trend judgment rather than constantly worrying about instantaneous market fluctuations.

The product’s risk structure is clear and controllable. Users’ maximum potential loss is limited to the principal of a single subscription, with no risk of margin calls or additional liabilities. Additionally, it supports high leverage configurations, with returns based on the settlement price at expiration, effectively improving capital efficiency.

The initial underlying assets include mainstream cryptocurrencies such as BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, and ADA.

Compared to Traditional Contracts: Clear Advantages

To better illustrate the features of Smart Leverage, we compare it with traditional perpetual contracts and dual-currency investment products:

From the comparison, it is evident that the core advantage of Smart Leverage lies in balancing profit potential with risk control. It eliminates the “pinning” risk, allowing users to execute trading strategies more calmly.

Practical Tutorial: Four Steps to Complete Your First Subscription

After finding the “Smart Leverage” product entry on the Gate official website or app, you can follow these steps to complete your first subscription:

Select Trading Pair and Direction: First, choose the product you want to trade from supported assets (BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, ADA). Decide your investment direction (bullish or bearish) and subscription amount. For example, if you are optimistic about Bitcoin’s future performance, select a BTC bullish product.

Use the Simulator Function: Gate offers a Smart Leverage simulator to help you understand potential gains and losses before real investment. Input different price scenarios to observe how returns change at expiration, helping you establish reasonable profit expectations.

Confirm and Subscribe: After setting your investment parameters, the system will clearly display the maximum potential loss (limited to the subscription principal), potential return rate, and expiration date. Confirm the details and complete the subscription; your position will be established. During the holding period, you do not need to worry about forced liquidation due to short-term price fluctuations.

Position Management and Settlement: Once subscribed successfully, you can view order status on the position page. When the product reaches expiration, the system will automatically calculate gains based on the settlement price and complete the settlement. Profits or losses will be directly reflected in your account balance.

Risk Management and Strategy Recommendations

Although Smart Leverage exempts users from forced liquidation risks during the holding period, as a non-principal-protected structured product, it still carries the possibility of principal loss. The maximum loss is limited to the amount of a single subscription. Therefore, it is crucial to control the size of each investment reasonably, and it is recommended not to exceed a certain proportion of your risk capital.

In a market environment with clear trend judgment, Smart Leverage can maximize its advantages. For example, when the market shows clear technical breakthroughs or fundamental improvements, using Smart Leverage can avoid being “shaken out” during initial trend start-up phases. Combining market sentiment indicators is also an effective strategy.

When the Fear and Greed Index is in extreme fear territory (e.g., below 30), it is often a good time to position for medium- to long-term bullish positions.

Market Environment and Platform Ecosystem

Currently, the crypto market is at a critical development stage. As of January 15, 2026, the Gate platform token GT is trading at approximately $10.31, with a market cap of about $1.03 billion, ranking 85th among cryptocurrencies. The market sentiment index is 26, indicating a “fear” state, reflecting investors’ cautious attitude.

From derivatives market signals, funding rates, open interest, and liquidation data are important indicators of market sentiment. The Smart Leverage product was created in this environment to provide a new tool for investors who are optimistic about long-term trends but concerned about short-term volatility.

Gate continues to enhance GT value through token burn mechanisms, having removed 210 trillion tokens from circulation since its inception, accounting for about 50% of the total supply. This deflationary strategy is beneficial for increasing token scarcity and value in the long run.

Future Outlook

Looking ahead, Gate plans to continuously improve its structured product matrix to offer more flexible and diverse trading options for users with different risk preferences. As the crypto derivatives market develops, innovative products like Smart Leverage may become an integral part of more investors’ asset allocation.

Data shows that among the first batch of supported assets for Smart Leverage, BTC and ETH-related products attracted the most attention. A user who has been trading on Gate for over three years said that after using Smart Leverage, his sleep quality significantly improved. “I no longer need to set alarms at 3 a.m. to check if my positions are close to liquidation,” he said. This “peace of mind” experience is precisely the core value that Smart Leverage aims to bring to the market.