The exchange said new position tiers, leverage caps and maintenance margin rates will apply immediately to new positions, while existing positions will switch to the new standards on Aug. 1.
Bitget said it will adjust the leverage, position tiers and maintenance margin rates for nine perpetual futures pairs at 11:00 UTC on July 29, 2026. The changes cover WAXPUSDT, STORJUSDT, MOVEUSDT, HIVEUSDT, EIGENUSDT, EIGENUSDC, CVXUSDT, CTKUSDT and CHRUSDT. New positions will use the revised tier standards immediately, while existing positions opened before the update will be moved to the new framework at 11:00 UTC on Aug. 1. The exchange warned users to top up margin or reduce positions in advance to avoid liquidation, noting that maintenance margin rates may temporarily display above 100% under the new calculations. It also said trading bots with positions or leverage above the adjusted parameters could be terminated. Position tiers set exposure bands that determine maximum leverage and maintenance margin requirements, so revisions can lower allowable leverage at larger position sizes and raise liquidation risk if traders do not rebalance.