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Avantis

Bankr supports leveraged trading via two platforms: Hyperliquid (primary, recommended) and Avantis (on Base).

Hyperliquid is Bankr's primary leverage platform — a high-performance on-chain order book with deep liquidity for perpetual futures and spot trading.

For full Hyperliquid documentation, see the Hyperliquid feature page.

"long $100 of BTC on hyperliquid"
"short $50 of ETH with 10x leverage on hyperliquid"
"show my hyperliquid positions"

Avantis (Base)​

Avantis is a decentralized perpetuals protocol on Base. It's particularly useful for trading equities, commodities, and forex pairs not available on Hyperliquid. Through Bankr, you can:

  • Trade up to 75x leverage
  • Go long or short
  • Trade equities (NVDA, TSLA, HOOD, and more)
  • Trade commodities (Gold, Silver, Oil)
  • Trade forex pairs
  • Trade crypto pairs

Supported Assets (Avantis)​

CategoryAssetsTrading Hours
EquitiesNVDA, TSLA, AAPL, AMZN, MSFT, META, COIN, HOODMarket hours only (closed nights and weekends)
CommoditiesGOLD (XAU), SILVER (XAG), OILMarket hours only (closed nights and weekends)
ForexEUR/USD, GBP/USD, and moreMarket hours only (closed weekends)
CryptoBTC/USD, ETH/USD, SOL/USD, and more24/7

For spot ownership of tokenized stocks (rather than leveraged exposure), see Tokenized Stocks.

Market hours matter

Equities, commodities, forex, and stock index pairs only trade during their underlying market hours. Trades placed when a market is closed will fail. Check the Avantis status page or the Avantis Twitter for pair-specific schedules. Crypto pairs trade around the clock.

Opening Positions​

Long (Buy)​

Profit when price goes up:

"buy $10 of GOLD"
"long BTC/USD with 5x leverage"
"buy $50 of ETH/USD with 10x leverage"

Short (Sell)​

Profit when price goes down:

"short $25 of ETH/USD"
"sell $10 of GOLD with 5x leverage"
"short BTC/USD with 10x leverage"

Leverage​

Specify leverage (1x to 75x):

"buy $50 of BTC/USD with 10x leverage"
"long GOLD with 20x"
"short ETH at 50x leverage"

Higher leverage = higher risk. Use cautiously.

Risk Management​

Stop Loss​

Automatically close if price moves against you:

"buy $50 of BTC/USD with 5% stop loss"
"long ETH with 10x leverage and 5% stop loss"

Take Profit​

Automatically close when profit target is hit:

"buy $50 of BTC/USD with 200% take profit"
"long ETH with 100% TP"

Combined​

"buy $25 BTC/USD with 10x leverage, 5% stop loss, and 200% take profit"

Stop Loss / Take Profit Formats​

Percentage (ROE)​

Based on return on equity:

"5% stop loss"    # Close if -5% ROE
"200% take profit" # Close at +200% ROE

Absolute Price​

"stop loss at $2500"
"take profit at $100000"

Price Delta​

"stop loss if price drops by $5000"
"take profit if price increases by $2000"

Managing Positions​

View Positions​

"show my Avantis positions"
"what Avantis positions do I have?"

Update Stop Loss / Take Profit​

Change the levels on a position that's already open:

"move the stop loss on my BTC position to $62,000"
"set take profit at $66,000 on my BTC long"
"remove the stop loss on my ETH position"

Levels are given as absolute prices. A few things to know:

  • Bankr refuses levels that could never fire. A stop loss past your liquidation price, or a take profit on the wrong side of entry, is rejected up front with an explanation — Avantis would otherwise accept it and silently drop it, leaving you believing an unprotected position was protected.
  • Take profit can be reset but not removed. Avantis positions always carry one; resetting it puts it back at the pair's maximum-gain cap. A stop loss can be removed outright.
  • Updates settle asynchronously. Bankr waits until the new levels are actually visible on the position before confirming. If they haven't appeared in time, it tells you the update hasn't shown up yet rather than claiming success or failure.
Requires a Bankr wallet

Avantis takes TP/SL as a signed off-chain intent rather than a transaction, so this isn't available when you're trading through a connected third-party wallet. Set the levels in the Avantis app directly in that case.

Close Positions​

"close my BTC position"
"close all my Avantis positions"

Examples​

Simple Commodity Trade​

"buy $10 of GOLD"

Leveraged Crypto Long​

"buy $100 of BTC/USD with 10x leverage, 5% stop loss, 200% take profit"

Short with Protection​

"short $50 of ETH/USD with 5x leverage and 10% stop loss"

Costs​

  • Spread: Small spread on entry
  • Funding: Periodic funding rate (long pays short or vice versa)
  • Gas: Transaction fees on Base

Risks​

  • Liquidation: Positions can be liquidated if margin is insufficient
  • High leverage = high risk: 50x leverage means 2% price move = 100% gain/loss
  • Funding rates: Can erode profits on long-held positions
  • Protocol-initiated closures: During extreme market volatility, the Avantis protocol may close positions directly to manage risk — independent of your TP/SL and without any action from Bankr. If a position closes unexpectedly (no command from you, no TP/SL hit, no automation), look up your wallet on Basescan — a protocol-initiated close is triggered by the Avantis contract rather than your wallet. Watch the Avantis Twitter for announcements during volatile periods.

Slippage​

Default slippage is 0.5%, and it must stay below 0.8%. To adjust:

"buy $50 of BTC/USD with 0.7% slippage"

Chain Support​

Avantis trading is only available on Base. For leverage trading on Hyperliquid's own L1, see the Hyperliquid feature page.