How to leverage Litecoin
LTC is Litecoin token.
The LTC is a volatile asset, therefore can be benefited in trading by usage of leverage.
Derivatives serving as perpetuals and future contracts are accessible on many crypto venues. Trading position can be leveraged even 125 times.
Litecoin Perpetual Future Contracts
For the purpose of leveraging your position, you can benefit from perpetual swaps.
| Exchange | Symbol | Premium (-) Discount (+) |
Spread | Funding Rate | Open Intrest | 24h Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTCEX (Futures) | LTC-USDT-PERPETUAL | 0.027 | 0.01 | 0.01000 | 201,270,097 | 550,323,987 |
| Binance (Futures) | LTCUSDT | 0.051 | 0.01 | 0.01000 | 137,396,095 | 786,853,145 |
| BingX (Futures) | LTC-USDT | 0.000 | 0.16 | -0.01000 | 126,807,009 | 1,024,374,019 |
| MXC (Futures) | LTC_USDT | -0.010 | 0.02 | 0.01500 | 103,968,399 | 8,772,588 |
| BTCC Futures | LTCUSDT | 0.000 | 0.19 | 0.00000 | 42,521,938 | 65,204,460 |
| Bybit (Futures) | LTCUSDT | 0.027 | 0.01 | 0.01000 | 34,794,798 | 114,580,123 |
| Bybit | LTCUSDT | 0.087 | 0.02 | 0.01000 | 17,312,285 | 41,947,326 |
| OKEx (Futures) | LTC-USDT-SWAP | -0.072 | 0.02 | -0.00181 | 17,229,398 | 118,792,364 |
| OKEx (Futures) | LTC-USD-SWAP | -0.034 | 0.02 | 0.00203 | 15,401,410 | 39,838,045 |
| Bitmart Futures | 14 | 0.052 | 0.05 | -0.03000 | 15,134,693 | 542,896,679 |
| Prime XBT | LTC/USD | 0.000 | 1.33 | 0.00000 | 14,899,600 | 600,863 |
| FTX (Derivatives) | LTC-PERP | -0.355 | 0.18 | 0.32880 | 13,042,410 | 78,164,932 |
| Prime XBT | LTC/BTC | 0.000 | 2.17 | 0.00000 | 11,548,900 | 47,311 |
| Binance (Futures) | LTCUSD_PERP | 0.002 | 0.01 | 0.01000 | 10,200,190 | 86,078,134 |
| AAX Futures | LTCUSDTFP | 0.245 | 0.50 | 0.00490 | 8,205,636 | 11,651,648 |
| Gate.io (Futures) | LTC_USDT | 0.041 | 0.13 | 0.01000 | 7,246,123 | 24,001,877 |
| Bitrue (Futures) | LTC-USDT | 0.081 | 0.05 | 0.01000 | 4,774,239 | 74,885,342 |
| Bitget Futures | LTCUSD | -0.009 | 0.08 | 0.02329 | 4,712,650 | 7,593,332 |
| BitZ (Futures) | 105 | 0.140 | 0.52 | 0.00000 | 4,184,590 | 65,062,122 |
| ZBG Futures | LTC_USDT | 0.050 | 0.01 | -0.03625 | 4,118,855 | 1,121,231 |
| BTSE (Futures) | LTCPFC | 0.378 | 0.47 | 0.00000 | 3,755,697 | 8,752,684 |
| MEXC Global (Futures) | LTC_USDT | -0.014 | 0.01 | 0.00500 | 3,230,035 | 81,192,496 |
| BitMEX | LTCUSD | -0.035 | 0.04 | 0.01000 | 2,858,461 | 2,695,641 |
| BitZ (Futures) | 5 | 0.070 | 0.13 | 0.00000 | 2,678,366 | 39,329,309 |
| dYdX Perpetual | LTC-USD | -0.068 | 0.27 | -0.00108 | 2,328,551 | 7,506,410 |
| Bitfinex (Futures) | TLTCF0:USTF0 | 0.170 | 0.11 | 0.02586 | 2,114,548 | 5,604,782 |
| Phemex (Futures) | LTCUSD | 0.004 | 0.03 | 0.01000 | 1,871,912 | 9,311,967 |
| Huobi Futures | LTC-USDT | -0.019 | 0.04 | 0.01000 | 1,819,539 | 12,697,116 |
| Phemex | LTCUSD | -0.245 | 0.12 | 0.09350 | 1,656,001 | 17,816,838 |
| Hopex | LTCUSDT | -0.014 | 0.00 | 0.00000 | 1,369,789 | 55,320,579 |
| Bitforex (Futures) | SWAP-USD-LTC | 0.041 | 0.07 | 0.03575 | 1,313,005 | 169,044,694 |
| MyCoinStory | LTCUSDT_QUANTO_PERP | -0.168 | 0.00 | 0.06409 | 1,097,992 | 3,523,127 |
| Bitmart Futures | LTCUSDT | 0.089 | 0.07 | 0.01450 | 1,030,487 | 510,529,074,283 |
| Bitfinex (Futures) | LTCF0:USTF0 | -0.049 | 0.03 | 0.00000 | 994,072 | 3,063,223 |
| Bitget Futures | CMT_LTCUSDT | -0.020 | 0.07 | -0.00340 | 852,058 | 3,654,032 |
| Kraken (Futures) | PI_LTCUSD | -0.081 | 0.09 | -0.70902 | 445,662 | 3,095,938 |
| CoinEx (Futures) | LTC-USDT | -0.054 | 0.07 | -0.00655 | 397,138 | 7,855,255 |
| Huobi Futures | LTC-USD | 0.215 | 0.08 | 0.01000 | 370,420 | 422,090 |
| Crypto.com Exchange (Futures) | LTCUSD-PERP | 0.018 | 0.18 | 0.00241 | 288,403 | 288,403 |
| HitBTC (Derivatives) | LTCUSDT_PERP | 0.255 | 0.04 | 0.01000 | 237,135 | 12,179,217 |
| MCS | LTCUSDT_QUANTO_PERP | 0.250 | 0.22 | 0.01000 | 232,211 | 8,530 |
| Poloniex Futures | LTCUSDTPERP | 0.135 | 0.11 | 0.00000 | 220,987 | 383,504 |
| WOO Network (Futures) | PERP_LTC_USDT | 0.008 | 0.05 | 0.00184 | 217,271 | 1,484,371 |
| Binance (Futures) | LTCBUSD | 0.021 | 0.01 | 0.01000 | 102,704 | 78,918,676 |
| AscendEX (BitMax) (Futures) | LTC-PERP | 0.081 | 0.00 | -0.01049 | 98,734 | 118,325 |
| BitZ (Futures) | LTC_USDT | 0.000 | 0.14 | 0.00000 | 47,194 | 263,085 |
| Gate.io (Futures) | LTC_USD | 5.027 | 37.25 | 0.01000 | 33,844 | 1,050 |
| BitZ (Futures) | LTC_USD | 0.000 | 0.12 | 0.00000 | 30,560 | 178,650 |
| BaseFEX | LTCXBT | -0.504 | 0.21 | 0.01000 | 15,392 | 159,341 |
| Bit.com (Futures) | LTC-USDT-PERPETUAL | 0.011 | 0.42 | 0.00000 | 575 | 33 |
| Deepcoin (Derivatives) | LTCUSDT | 0.048 | 0.05 | 0.01205 | 0 | 509,778,194 |
| CoinTiger (Futures) | LTCUSDT | 0.077 | 0.02 | 0.01000 | 0 | 236,090,109 |
| Biki (Futures) | 10 | -0.061 | 0.15 | 0.11109 | 0 | 47,130,982 |
| ZB (Derivatives) | LTC_USDT | 1.022 | 0.08 | 0.01000 | 0 | 4,969,201 |
| Bybit (Futures) | LTCUSD | 0.000 | 0.03 | 0.01000 | 0 | 4,955,590 |
| Deepcoin (Derivatives) | LTCUSD | 0.025 | 0.16 | 0.00913 | 0 | 2,299,937 |
| MXC (Futures) | LTC_USD | -0.120 | 0.50 | 0.10000 | 0 | 2,167,008 |
| GMO Japan (Futures) | LTC_JPY | 0.000 | 0.02 | 0.00000 | 0 | 2,086,517 |
| Bybit | LTCUSD | -0.122 | 0.03 | 0.01970 | 0 | 1,924,452 |
| HBTC (Futures) | LTC-SWAP-USDT | 0.224 | 0.10 | 0.01470 | 0 | 1,252,724 |
| Delta Exchange | LTCUSDT | -0.297 | 0.02 | 0.14590 | 0 | 985,727 |
| Stormgain Futures | LTC-PERPUSDT | 0.000 | 0.08 | 0.00400 | 0 | 787,458 |
| HBTC (Futures) | LTC-SWAP | 0.192 | 0.05 | 0.00891 | 0 | 251,917 |
| Bibox (Futures) | 4LTC_USDT | 0.000 | 0.02 | 0.00000 | 0 | 233,230 |
| Bitfinex (Futures) | LTCF0:BTCF0 | 0.084 | 0.06 | 0.00000 | 0 | 195,562 |
| BHEX (Futures) | LTC-SWAP-USDT | -0.011 | 0.14 | -0.02237 | 0 | 53,432 |
| Deribit | LTC_USDC-PERPETUAL | 1.159 | 0.19 | -0.01362 | 0 | 52,943 |
| Crypto.com (Futures) | LTCUSD-PERP | 0.000 | 0.11 | 0.00000 | 0 | 35,751 |
| Stormgain Futures | LTC-PERPBTC | 0.000 | 2.64 | 0.00400 | 0 | 4,339 |
| CoinFLEX (Futures) | LTC-USD-SWAP-LIN | 0.769 | 0.63 | 0.00000 | 0 | 3,120 |
| BHEX (Futures) | LTC-SWAP | 0.047 | 0.03 | 0.02221 | 0 | 40 |
| Drift Protocol | LTC-PERP | 0.000 | 0.00 | 0.01709 | 0 | 0 |
Leveraging by Futures
Furthermore, future contracts can be used to leverage position.
| Exchange | Symbol | Premium (-) Discount (+) |
Spread | Open Intrest | 24h Volume | Expiry Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTCC Futures | LTC-WEEKLY | 0.135 | 0.20 | 43,126,576 | 100,265,676 | 2/12/2022 |
| BTCC Futures | LTC-QUARTERLY | 0.122 | 0.20 | 43,126,576 | 64,687,533 | 31/12/2022 |
| OKX (Futures) | LTC-USDT-221230 | 0.094 | 0.02 | 2,939,123 | 9,442,866 | 30/12/2022 |
| OKX (Futures) | LTC-USD-221230 | 0.339 | 0.06 | 4,978,870 | 6,153,462 | 30/12/2022 |
| Binance (Futures) | LTCUSD_221230 | 0.191 | 0.08 | 1,735,910 | 4,971,190 | 30/12/2022 |
| OKX (Futures) | LTC-USDT-230331 | -0.187 | 0.02 | 1,031,242 | 3,186,207 | 31/3/2023 |
| Binance (Futures) | LTCUSD_230331 | -0.509 | 0.05 | 1,952,190 | 2,469,977 | 31/3/2023 |
| OKX (Futures) | LTC-USD-230331 | -0.037 | 0.04 | 2,918,690 | 2,064,556 | 31/3/2023 |
| FTX (Derivatives) | LTC-1230 | -6.467 | 0.82 | 887,482 | 1,465,341 | 30/12/2022 |
| Huobi Futures | LTC_CW | -0.999 | 0.14 | 11,820 | 1,035,547 | 2/12/2022 |
| BTCC Futures | LTC-QUARTERLY | -0.043 | 0.24 | 693,175 | 694,970 | 31/3/2023 |
| Huobi Futures | LTC_CQ | 4.428 | 0.07 | 255,650 | 453,498 | 30/12/2022 |
| Huobi Futures | LTC_NW | 0.276 | 0.27 | 18,690 | 109,261 | 2/12/2022 |
Besides there are other derivatives which can be considered for the purpose of leveraging.
Indexes as partly correlated with LTC can be also considered for accelerating trades.
Check other correlations with Litecoin or use a custom form to check LTC changes in correlation coefficient with other token.