Polymarket Perps · Equities
Tesla (TSLA) Perpetuals on Polymarket
How to trade Tesla perpetuals on Polymarket Perps — leverage, fees, funding rates, and the related prediction markets you can hedge against.
How Tesla (TSLA) perpetuals work on Polymarket
Long or short Tesla through Polymarket Perps with pUSD collateral, without a brokerage account. The contract is cash-settled in pUSD, marks-to-market continuously, and pays funding every 8 hours marked against the TSLA index price.
Open a long or short by posting pUSD as initial margin. Your liquidation price depends on leverage: at 10x, an adverse 9.5% move triggers liquidation; at 50x, a 1.5% move does. PolyArb's risk dashboard shows live distance-to-liquidation across all your open positions.
Choose your leverage tier
Polymarket Perps caps TSLA at 20x. Pick a tier from the list below to read the risk math, sample positions, and recommended use cases for that level of leverage.
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FAQ
- What leverage does Polymarket Perps offer on Tesla?
- Polymarket Perps lists TSLA with up to 20x leverage. Mainstream traders typically use 5x–10x; the higher tiers are reserved for short-duration directional trades.
- Is Tesla on Polymarket Perps available 24/7?
- Yes — Polymarket Perps trade 24/7, including for equity perps like TSLA. The reference index is sourced from the underlying spot market during regular hours and from the most liquid venues outside hours, which means equity perp price can drift from the official close on weekends.
- What collateral do I need to trade TSLA perps?
- Polymarket Perps use pUSD as collateral — an ERC-20 token on Polygon backed 1:1 by USDC. You wrap USDC into pUSD inside the Polymarket UI, then post it as initial margin on your TSLA position.
- Can I arbitrage TSLA perps between Polymarket and another venue?
- Yes — funding-rate arbitrage between Polymarket Perps and venues like Hyperliquid or Binance is the obvious play. PolyArb tracks funding deltas across major perp venues and flags actionable spreads with execution sizing for both legs.
Track TSLA perp arbitrage with PolyArb
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