Bitget Long and Short: Trading Both Directions on Futures

Long and Short, Defined

Going long profits if the price rises; going short profits if the price falls, achieved on a futures contract without ever borrowing or holding the underlying asset the way a spot short-sale would require.

Opening Either Side on Bitget

Select Buy/Long or Sell/Short on the futures order form for Bitget USDT-M and Coin-M Futures, choose your leverage and margin mode, and confirm size before submitting.

Trade Both Directions on Bitget

Registration link: https://partner.bitget.com/bg/PP8UX4

Referral / invite code, if Bitget asks for one separately: PP8UX4

• URL: https://partner.bitget.com/bg/PP8UX4
• Code: PP8UX4
• Open it in a private window if old cookies from another invite are still set in your browser

Holding a Long and a Short at Once

one-way and hedge mode, selectable per symbol on Bitget. One-way mode nets any long and short on the same contract into a single position; hedge mode, where offered, keeps them as two separate positions with their own margin and PnL.

Funding Rewards or Costs Depending on Direction

funding settles every 8 hours on most contracts A positive rate generally means longs pay shorts; a negative rate flips that — check the live sign before assuming which side is paying.

The Direction-Specific Mistake on Bitget

Following a top-ranked copy trader's leveraged futures positions during a lucky streak instead of checking multi-month drawdown.

• Confirm long vs short before submitting, not after
• Check the position mode if you intend to hold both sides
• Check the funding sign before holding through a settlement

What Makes Bitget Different Here

Bitget's bigger differentiator is a copy-trading leaderboard layered on top of a futures-focused interface — worth keeping in mind for anything beyond the basics covered above.

Layer that on top of isolated and cross margin, chosen before opening a position, and the risk picture on Bitget looks different from a generic checklist.

a futures calculator for margin, liquidation price, and PnL on the trading screen, but none of it replaces reading the live contract terms before you size a trade.

• Watch for: following a top-ranked copy trader's leveraged futures positions during a lucky streak instead of checking multi-month drawdown
• Also watch for: a follower inheriting a leader's high-leverage setting without understanding that liquidation risk is inherited too, not just profit
• Run your numbers through a fee calculator before assuming the headline rate applies to your trade