Perpetual Trading on GRVT

When to Use

Use this skill when the user wants to:

• Place buy/sell orders on GRVT perpetual markets
• Cancel orders (single or all)
• Set take-profit / stop-loss orders
• Check order status or open orders
• View order history or fill history

Prerequisites

pip install grvt-pysdk

GRVT has two types of API keys. Set the environment variables for the ones you need:

# Required for this skill — Trading API Key credentials
export GRVT_TRADING_API_KEY="<Trading API Key from GRVT exchange UI>"
export GRVT_TRADING_PRIVATE_KEY="<private key associated with Trading API Key>"

# Optional — Funding API Key credentials (for funding account transfers)
export GRVT_FUNDING_API_KEY="<Funding API Key from GRVT exchange UI>"
export GRVT_FUNDING_PRIVATE_KEY="<private key associated with Funding API Key>"

export GRVT_ENV="testnet"  # or "prod"

Both key types can be created at:

• Production: https://exchange.grvt.io/exchange/account/api-keys
• Testnet: https://exchange.testnet.grvt.io/exchange/account/api-keys

This skill uses GRVT_TRADING_API_KEY and GRVT_TRADING_PRIVATE_KEY.

SDK Setup

Login to auto-detect trading_account_id and funding_account_address:

import os
import requests
from pathlib import Path
from pysdk.grvt_ccxt import GrvtCcxt
from pysdk.grvt_ccxt_env import GrvtEnv

# Load .env file if present
env_file = Path(".env")
if env_file.exists():
    for line in env_file.read_text().splitlines():
        line = line.strip()
        if line and not line.startswith("#") and "=" in line:
            key, _, value = line.partition("=")
            os.environ.setdefault(key.strip(), value.strip())

env = os.getenv("GRVT_ENV", "testnet")
base = "edge.testnet.grvt.io" if env == "testnet" else "edge.grvt.io"

# Login returns: sub_account_id, funding_account_address
login_resp = requests.post(
    f"https://{base}/auth/api_key/login",
    json={"api_key": os.getenv("GRVT_TRADING_API_KEY")},
).json()
trading_account_id = login_resp["sub_account_id"]
funding_account_address = login_resp["funding_account_address"]

api = GrvtCcxt(
    env=GrvtEnv.TESTNET if env == "testnet" else GrvtEnv.PRODUCTION,
    parameters={
        "api_key": os.getenv("GRVT_TRADING_API_KEY"),
        "trading_account_id": trading_account_id,
        "private_key": os.getenv("GRVT_TRADING_PRIVATE_KEY"),
    },
)

Symbol Format

Perpetual symbols follow the pattern: {BASE}_{QUOTE}_Perp

Examples: BTC_USDT_Perp, ETH_USDT_Perp, SOL_USDT_Perp

To discover available perpetuals:

markets = api.fetch_all_markets()
perps = [m for m in markets if m["kind"] == "PERPETUAL"]
for p in perps:
    print(p["instrument"])  # e.g. "BTC_USDT_Perp"

Placing Orders

Limit Order

order = api.create_order(
    symbol="BTC_USDT_Perp",
    order_type="limit",
    side="buy",        # "buy" for long, "sell" for short
    amount=0.01,       # Size in base currency (BTC)
    price=90000,       # Limit price in quote currency (USDT)
)

Market Order

order = api.create_order(
    symbol="BTC_USDT_Perp",
    order_type="market",
    side="buy",
    amount=0.01,
    price=0,  # Price is ignored for market orders
)

Order Parameters

Additional parameters can be passed via params:

order = api.create_order(
    symbol="BTC_USDT_Perp",
    order_type="limit",
    side="buy",
    amount=0.01,
    price=90000,
    params={
        "client_order_id": 12345,          # Optional custom ID
        "time_in_force": "GTC",            # GTC (default), IOC, FOK, AON
        "post_only": True,                 # Maker-only order
        "reduce_only": True,               # Only reduce existing position
    },
)

Time-in-force options:

• GTC — Good Till Cancel (default)
• IOC — Immediate or Cancel (fill what you can, cancel rest)
• FOK — Fill or Kill (all or nothing)
• AON — All or None

Take-Profit / Stop-Loss (Trigger Orders)

The SDK's create_order does not support trigger orders natively. Use this helper to place real TP/SL trigger orders that only activate when the trigger price is reached:

from pysdk.grvt_ccxt_utils import get_grvt_order, get_order_payload
from pysdk.grvt_ccxt_env import get_grvt_endpoint

def create_trigger_order(api, symbol, side, amount, limit_price, trigger_type, trigger_price, trigger_by="MARK", reduce_only=True, private_key=None):
    """Place a trigger order (TP/SL).

    Args:
        api: GrvtCcxt instance
        symbol: e.g. "BTC_USDT_Perp"
        side: "buy" or "sell"
        amount: order size
        limit_price: execution price after trigger
        trigger_type: "TAKE_PROFIT" or "STOP_LOSS"
        trigger_price: price that activates the order
        trigger_by: "MARK" (default), "INDEX", "LAST", or "MID"
        reduce_only: True to only reduce position (default)
        private_key: hex private key string
    """
    order = get_grvt_order(
        sub_account_id=api.get_trading_account_id(),
        symbol=symbol,
        order_type="limit",
        side=side,
        amount=amount,
        limit_price=limit_price,
        order_duration_secs=24 * 60 * 60,
        params={"reduce_only": reduce_only},
    )
    payload = get_order_payload(order, private_key=private_key, env=api.env, instruments=api.markets)

    # Inject trigger metadata (unsigned — not part of EIP-712 signature)
    payload["order"]["metadata"]["trigger"] = {
        "trigger_type": trigger_type,
        "tpsl": {
            "trigger_by": trigger_by,
            "trigger_price": str(trigger_price),
            "close_position": False,
        },
    }

    path = get_grvt_endpoint(api.env, "CREATE_ORDER")
    return api._auth_and_post(path, payload)


# Example: Long BTC position, set SL at 68000 (trigger) / 67900 (limit)
result = create_trigger_order(
    api, "BTC_USDT_Perp", side="sell", amount=0.01,
    limit_price=67900, trigger_type="STOP_LOSS", trigger_price=68000,
    private_key=os.getenv("GRVT_TRADING_PRIVATE_KEY"),
)

# Example: Long BTC position, set TP at 75000 (trigger) / 74900 (limit)
result = create_trigger_order(
    api, "BTC_USDT_Perp", side="sell", amount=0.01,
    limit_price=74900, trigger_type="TAKE_PROFIT", trigger_price=75000,
    private_key=os.getenv("GRVT_TRADING_PRIVATE_KEY"),
)

Trigger types: TAKE_PROFIT, STOP_LOSS Trigger by: MARK (default), INDEX, LAST, MID

The order stays dormant until the trigger price is reached, then becomes a limit order at limit_price.

Cancelling Orders

# Cancel by client_order_id (preferred — works immediately after create_order)
api.cancel_order(id=None, params={"client_order_id": "4224496967"})

# Cancel by order_id (get from fetch_open_orders first)
api.cancel_order(id="0x01010105033f70be000000000515217b")

# Cancel all open orders
api.cancel_all_orders()

# Cancel all perpetual orders only
api.cancel_all_orders(params={"kind": "PERPETUAL"})

Querying Orders

# Get a specific order
order = api.fetch_order(id="<order_id>")

# Get all open orders
open_orders = api.fetch_open_orders(symbol="BTC_USDT_Perp")

# Get order history
history = api.fetch_order_history()

# Get fill/trade history
fills = api.fetch_my_trades(symbol="BTC_USDT_Perp", limit=50)

Order Response

create_order returns the order payload. Note: order_id in the create response is a placeholder (0x00). To get the real order ID, use fetch_open_orders or track by client_order_id.

Key fields in the response:

• order_id — Exchange-assigned order ID (use from fetch_open_orders, not create_order)
• metadata.client_order_id — Your custom ID (auto-generated if not provided)
• sub_account_id — Trading account
• is_market — Whether it's a market order
• time_in_force — GOOD_TILL_TIME, IMMEDIATE_OR_CANCEL, FILL_OR_KILL, ALL_OR_NONE
• legs[0].instrument — Symbol (e.g. BTC_USDT_Perp)
• legs[0].size — Order size
• legs[0].limit_price — Limit price
• legs[0].is_buying_asset — true for buy, false for sell

Position Config (Margin Type & Leverage)

The SDK does not natively support set_position_config. Use this helper to switch between CROSS and ISOLATED margin, and to set leverage per instrument.

import time, random
from pysdk.grvt_ccxt_utils import get_EIP712_domain_data
from eth_account import Account
from eth_account.messages import encode_typed_data

def set_position_config(api, instrument, margin_type, leverage, private_key):
    """Set margin type and leverage for a perpetual instrument.

    Args:
        api: GrvtCcxt instance (authenticated)
        instrument: e.g. "BTC_USDT_Perp"
        margin_type: "ISOLATED" or "CROSS"
        leverage: integer 1-50
        private_key: hex private key string
    """
    MARGIN_TYPE_MAP = {"ISOLATED": 1, "CROSS": 2}
    LEVERAGE_MULTIPLIER = 1_000_000

    market = api.fetch_market(instrument)
    instrument_hash = market["instrument_hash"]
    sub_account_id = int(api._trading_account_id)
    expiration_ns = int((time.time() + 86400) * 1_000_000_000)
    nonce = random.randint(1, 2**32 - 1)

    domain_data = get_EIP712_domain_data(api.env)
    types = {
        "SetSubAccountPositionMarginConfig": [
            {"name": "subAccountID", "type": "uint64"},
            {"name": "asset", "type": "uint256"},
            {"name": "marginType", "type": "uint8"},
            {"name": "leverage", "type": "int32"},
            {"name": "nonce", "type": "uint32"},
            {"name": "expiration", "type": "int64"},
        ]
    }
    message_data = {
        "subAccountID": sub_account_id,
        "asset": instrument_hash,
        "marginType": MARGIN_TYPE_MAP[margin_type],
        "leverage": leverage * LEVERAGE_MULTIPLIER,
        "nonce": nonce,
        "expiration": expiration_ns,
    }

    message = encode_typed_data(domain_data, types, message_data)
    signed = Account.sign_message(message, private_key)
    signer = Account.from_key(private_key)

    payload = {
        "sub_account_id": str(sub_account_id),
        "instrument": instrument,
        "margin_type": margin_type,
        "leverage": str(leverage),
        "signature": {
            "signer": signer.address,
            "r": hex(signed.r),
            "s": hex(signed.s),
            "v": signed.v,
            "expiration": str(expiration_ns),
            "nonce": nonce,
        },
    }

    env_name = api.env.value  # "testnet" or "prod"
    base = "trades.testnet.grvt.io" if "testnet" in env_name else "trades.grvt.io"
    url = f"https://{base}/full/v1/set_position_config"
    return api._auth_and_post(url, payload)


# Usage:
# set_position_config(api, "BTC_USDT_Perp", "ISOLATED", 20, os.getenv("GRVT_PRIVATE_KEY"))
# set_position_config(api, "BTC_USDT_Perp", "CROSS", 10, os.getenv("GRVT_PRIVATE_KEY"))

Constraints:

• Leverage must be a whole number between 1 and 50
• Cannot change margin type while you have an open position for that instrument
• Close the position first, then switch margin type

Important Notes

• All orders on perpetuals require EIP-712 signing — the SDK handles this automatically using GRVT_PRIVATE_KEY
• The SDK auto-manages authentication sessions and refreshes cookies before expiry
• Use GrvtEnv.TESTNET for testing before moving to GrvtEnv.PRODUCTION
• Prices use 9 decimal precision internally; the SDK handles conversion
• Minimum notional is 100 USDT — ensure price * amount >= 100
• create_order returns order_id: "0x00" — use metadata.client_order_id to track/cancel
• Always confirm the user wants to proceed before placing real orders on production