Stock Perps Hours and Force-Close: Markets an Agent Shouldn't Enter Blindly
Crypto perps run around the clock; stock perps may not. See the documented session hours, force-close rule and off-hours limits an agent must encode first.
Series
9 articles
Pre-Deploy Checklist for an Agent Trading on LeverUp
Eight checks to run before an automated agent opens a leveraged perp position: permissions, guardrails, fees, liquidation distance, session hours, collateral.
What Is Agentic Trading on Perps? (And Why Grok, Meta Muse and Cue Keep Coming Up)
Agentic trading on perps means an AI agent reads data, decides, and stages orders with leverage. Here are the five jobs, the limits, and what stays the same.
AI Trading Bot vs AI Agent on Perps: What Changes When the Market Has Leverage
Rule-based bots and LLM agents fail differently once leverage is on. See how holding costs, funding and liquidation change the picture on leveraged perps.
Scoped Keys and Delegated Access: What an Agent Can Actually Do to Your Perp Position
Read, trade or withdraw: an agent's key can mean three different things. See what a scoped key can and cannot do to a leveraged perp position if it leaks.
Risk Guardrails in Code: Pre-Trade Checks an Agent Cannot Skip
A prompt that says 'be careful' is not a risk limit. See which pre-trade checks belong in code, and why the model itself should not hold write access to them.
Funding and Holding Costs for an Always-On Agent
An agent can watch markets every second without tiring, but open positions accrue costs on a clock it does not control. See how holding and funding fees add up.
Liquidation and Fee Drift: What Happens When an Agent Holds Overnight
A liquidation price saved at entry goes stale as fees accrue. See what a perp liquidation formula includes and why an overnight hold exposes that gap.
Meta Muse, Connectors and Human Approval: How Delegated Trading Differs From a Hosted Agent
Approving each order and pre-authorizing a scoped key are different ways to delegate trading. See how they differ and what each leaves for you to control.
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