Fee Overview

Every trade on STAKLIQ involves the following potential fees. The platform fee is the only variable one — it decreases as your volume grows.

Volume-Based Fee Tiers

Your base fee rate is determined by your cumulative 30-day trading volume.

Volume tracked on a rolling 30-day window. Tier upgrades apply immediately; downgrades at the next window.

Leverage-Based Fee Scaling

Higher leverage = higher risk. A multiplier is applied to your base fee rate at elevated leverage.

Example: Gold tier at 5x leverage: 0.040% x 1.15 = 0.046% effective rate

Protocol Fees

Separate protocol fees apply on every trade:

Network & Referral

Network Gas: Arbitrum L2 fees are approximately $0.02 per transaction, paid in ETH.

Referral Rebate: All traders automatically receive a 5% rebate via referral code STACKED.

Supported Collateral

STAKLIQ supports both stablecoin and native asset collateral for perpetual trades.

Native Asset Collateral Risk

Example: If you long ETH/USD using WBTC collateral and BTC drops 5%, your margin value shrinks 5% regardless of ETH movement — effectively increasing your real leverage.

Recommendation: Use stablecoin collateral (USDC, USDT, DAI) for cleaner risk management. Use native assets only if you understand the dual-asset exposure.

How Margin Works

Your margin (initial deposit) is calculated as: Margin = Position Size / Leverage. For a $10,000 position at 5x leverage, your margin is $2,000.

Collateral is held in on-chain smart contracts — not transferred to STAKLIQ. On close, remaining margin plus profit (or minus loss) returns directly to your wallet.

What is Liquidation?

Liquidation occurs when the unrealized loss on your position approaches the value of your initial margin. The protocol closes your position automatically to prevent losses exceeding your deposit.

Factors That Affect Liquidation

• Leverage: Higher leverage = liquidation price closer to entry. At 10x, a ~9% adverse move liquidates. At 2x, it takes ~45%.
• Funding Rates: Ongoing funding payments reduce effective margin over time. Positions held for days/weeks may have liquidation price shift closer.
• Collateral Volatility: Non-stable collateral (WETH, WBTC) drops in value can push you closer to liquidation independently of trade direction.
• Oracle Pricing: STAKLIQ uses Chainlink oracle prices, not spot exchange prices. Updates can differ from centralized exchanges.
• Keeper Execution Delay: The keeper network processes liquidations in 1-5 seconds. During extreme volatility, actual close price could be worse than liquidation price.

Liquidation Price Calculation

Your liquidation price is estimated at trade entry and shown in the order summary:

The 0.9 factor accounts for round-trip protocol fees (~0.1%) reducing effective margin. Actual liquidation may vary slightly from this estimate.

How It Works

The Liquidation Guard is an auto-stop-loss placed just above your liquidation price. The buffer scales by asset liquidity:

Protects against price slippage, keeper delay (1-5s), and potential MEV in extreme conditions.

The 0.1% Guard Fee is charged only if the guard triggers. Close normally and there is no charge.

Guard Limitations

Scenarios where the guard may not protect you:

• Price gaps: If the oracle price jumps past both guard trigger and liquidation price in a single update, liquidation happens before the guard fires.
• Network congestion: During peak Arbitrum activity, keeper transactions may be delayed.
• Oracle downtime: Chainlink oracle latency can prevent timely price updates.
• Extreme volatility: Black swan events can cause movements exceeding any reasonable buffer.

Non-Custodial Architecture

STAKLIQ operates on a fully non-custodial model:

• Your private keys never leave your device. The keypair is generated locally in your browser and encrypted with your password. No server ever sees your private key.
• STAKLIQ cannot access, freeze, or move your funds. We have no custody, control, or recovery capability.
• All trades execute via smart contracts. Collateral goes directly to protocol contracts, not a STAKLIQ address.
• Withdrawals are permissionless. You can withdraw at any time without STAKLIQ involvement.

Custody Risks & Responsibilities

Because STAKLIQ is non-custodial, you are solely responsible for:

• Backing up your private key — Export and store it securely offline. Your private key is the only way to recover your wallet.
• Password security — Your password encrypts the key locally. Use a strong, unique password.
• Phishing protection — Only access STAKLIQ through the official URL. Never share your private key.
• Transaction verification — Once a blockchain transaction is confirmed, it cannot be reversed.
• Device security — Keep your browser and OS updated. Malware can compromise your wallet.

What STAKLIQ Does NOT Do

• We do not hold, store, or have access to user funds at any time.
• We do not transmit private keys over the network.
• We do not maintain a centralized database of user wallets.
• We do not have the ability to pause, block, or censor individual accounts.
• We cannot reverse, refund, or modify any on-chain transaction.

Protocol Dependency

STAKLIQ executes all perpetual trades through smart contracts on Arbitrum. While the protocol has been extensively audited and battle-tested with billions in volume, smart contract risk can never be fully eliminated.

Specific Risk Factors

• Smart Contract Risk: Bugs or exploits in the protocol could affect all open positions. STAKLIQ cannot intervene.
• Oracle Manipulation: Chainlink oracles are decentralized, but manipulation attacks have occurred in DeFi. Corrupted feeds could trigger incorrect liquidations.
• Arbitrum Sequencer Risk: Arbitrum uses a centralized sequencer. If it goes down, no transactions execute until recovery, including stop-losses and guards.
• Bridge Risk: Assets on Arbitrum are bridged from Ethereum L1. A bridge exploit could affect token value or availability.
• StackedFeeRouter Risk: The STAKLIQ fee contract is audited but newer and less battle-tested than the core protocol.
• Governance Risk: Protocol governance can modify parameters (fees, leverage limits, markets) via on-chain voting.

Fee Disclosures

• Fee rates are subject to change. STAKLIQ reserves the right to modify platform fee tiers, leverage multipliers, guard fees, and referral rebates at any time.
• Protocol fees are outside STAKLIQ's control. Governance can change open/close fees, funding rate parameters, and other costs.
• Network gas fees fluctuate. Arbitrum costs vary with L1 Ethereum gas prices and congestion.
• Slippage costs are not included in fee estimates. The 0.3% auto-slippage cap limits price impact, but large orders may incur additional cost.
• Funding rates are ongoing costs. Positions held over time accumulate funding payments not reflected in upfront fee estimates.
• Referral rebate requires an active referral code. If the code is invalid or system disrupted, rebate may not apply.

Earn & Pool Fees

Staking vaults and managed pools charge performance and/or management fees as displayed on the Earn and Pools pages. These are deducted from yield before distribution. STAKLIQ takes an additional yield fee (displayed per vault). APY figures are estimates based on historical performance and are not guarantees of future returns.

Risk Statement

• Market Risk: Cryptocurrency prices are extremely volatile. Prices can move 10-20% or more within minutes. Leveraged positions amplify these movements.
• Leverage Risk: Even moderate leverage can result in rapid and complete loss of deposited margin.
• Liquidity Risk: During extreme events, liquidity may dry up, causing slippage beyond normal parameters.
• Technology Risk: Depends on multiple layers (browser, internet, Arbitrum, Chainlink). Failure at any point can prevent position management.
• Regulatory Risk: Cryptocurrency derivatives regulation varies by jurisdiction and is evolving. Users must determine compliance with local laws.
• No Insurance: Funds in DeFi protocols are not insured by any government agency (FDIC, SIPC, etc.). No investor protection scheme exists.

Acknowledgement

By using STAKLIQ, you acknowledge and accept that:

• You are solely responsible for your trading decisions and their financial consequences.
• Past performance does not guarantee future results.
• STAKLIQ provides tools and an interface — not financial advice or trading recommendations.
• Signal alerts are algorithmic estimates, not trading instructions.
• You have read and understood all risk disclosures in this documentation.

Data Collection

STAKLIQ is designed with a privacy-first approach:

• No account registration required. Trade directly from your wallet. No email, phone, or personal info collected.
• No KYC. No identity verification. Your wallet address is the only identifier.
• No tracking cookies. No advertising trackers or third-party data collection.
• Client-side only. Wallet encryption, private keys, and preferences stored locally in your browser. Never transmitted to STAKLIQ servers.

On-Chain Transparency

All trades execute on the Arbitrum blockchain and are publicly visible. Wallet address, trade sizes, prices, and PnL are visible to anyone querying the blockchain. STAKLIQ does not link wallets to real-world identities, but blockchain activity is pseudonymous, not anonymous.

Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using STAKLIQ, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, do not use the platform. STAKLIQ reserves the right to update these terms at any time. Continued use constitutes acceptance of revised terms.

Eligibility

You must be at least 18 years old. You represent that you are legally permitted to use cryptocurrency derivatives in your jurisdiction. STAKLIQ is not available in jurisdictions where perpetual futures are prohibited, including but not limited to the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other restricted territories.

Limitation of Liability

STAKLIQ is provided "as is" and "as available" without warranties of any kind. To the fullest extent permitted by law:

• STAKLIQ shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from platform use.
• This includes losses from trading, liquidation, smart contract failures, network outages, oracle errors, hacks, or exploits.
• STAKLIQ does not guarantee uptime or uninterrupted access.
• Total liability shall not exceed platform fees paid in the 30 days preceding any claim.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless STAKLIQ and its team from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and expenses arising from your use of the platform, your violation of these terms, or violation of any applicable law.