# Kwenta Lists USDT-Perp 

By [Synthetix Exchange](https://paragraph.com/@kwenta) · 2023-08-09

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Hello, again, Traders

Today, we announce the addition of USDT futures markets available for leverage trading through [Kwenta](https://kwenta.eth.limo/) on [Layer 2 Optimism](https://kwenta.io/).

Kwenta is an on-chain composable & decentralized exchange (DEX) for perpetual futures contracts, with up to 25x leverage for makers and takers. Using perpetual contracts, users can trade various crypto and non-crypto-asset derivatives.

_Trading for this new market has now been enabled and is live at:_

[https://dev.kwenta.eth.limo/market/?asset=USDT&accountType=smart\_margin](https://dev.kwenta.eth.limo/market/?asset=USDT&accountType=smart_margin)

The $USDT price will be set via decentralized push-based [Chainlink oracles](https://docs.kwenta.io/resources/oracles), as well as pull-based [Pyth Oracles](https://pyth.network/), fees can and will vary depending on the asset, and the newest Futures Fees can be found in the order entry panel.

📝Contract Specs
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### USDT-PERP

*   Underlying Asset: $USDT
    
*   Open Interest (OI) Cap: 5M USDT
    
*   Maker/Taker Fees: 0/1.5 bps
    
*   Skew Skale: 100000
    
*   LiquidationBufferRatio: 120 bps
    
*   Liquidation Price: The USDT Chainlink oracle price
    
*   The Funding Rate applies to open positions on Perpetual Futures. A positive rate means longs pay shorts, and a negative rate means shorts pay longs.
    

### **Additional Configurations:**

*   offchainDelayedOrderMinAge: 2 seconds
    
*   offchainDelayedOrderMaxAge: 60 seconds
    
*   maxFundingVelocity: 3
    
*   maxLeverage: 50
    
*   offchainPriceDivergence: 2.5%
    
*   maxLiquidationDelta: maker+taker offchain fees
    

Listing New Markets
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Synthetix provides decentralized derivatives liquidity for protocols like [Kwenta](https://kwenta.eth.limo). Demand, liquidity, and volatility drive the selection process for adding new Markets to Synthetix. [Chainlink](https://chain.link/) and [Pyth](https://pyth.network/) must support the data feeds necessary for any proposed assets to be considered for inclusion.

### Risk warning:

_Cryptocurrency trading is subject to high market risk. Please make your trades cautiously._

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To trade synthetic assets and futures, visit [Kwenta](https://kwenta.eth.limo/).

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*Originally published on [Synthetix Exchange](https://paragraph.com/@kwenta/kwenta-lists-usdt-perp)*