What is VanEck Gold Miners ETF?
The VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSE Arca: GDX) holds shares of gold mining companies around the world, mostly large producers. Miners' profits depend heavily on the gold price, so the fund often moves in the same direction as gold, usually by a larger amount. One contract references one share of the fund.
The para:GDX perpetual tracks the share price of VanEck Gold Miners ETF, settles in USDC and never expires. It is listed on Paragon, a builder exchange: a market run by an outside team on Hyperliquid's order book. You can go long or short with up to 10× leverage, around the clock.
Contract details
- Market
para:GDXon Paragon (builder exchange)- Tracks
- The share price of VanEck Gold Miners ETF
- Settlement
- USDC, no expiry
- Leverage
- 10× at any size
- Margin
- Isolated only
- Size step
- 0.01 GDX
- Funding
- Paid every hour
- Fees on Hypurr Desk
- 0.034% market, 0.028% limit
- Trading hours
- Around the clock, every day
Size a GDX trade from its stop
Hypurr Desk asks where your stop goes and how much of your account you are willing to lose there, then works out the size. An example at 77.101, from when this page was built:
- Account
- $1,000.00
- Risk
- 1% = $10.00
- Stop
- 2% below entry, at 75.559
- Size
- 6.27 GDX ($483.42)
- Loss at the stop, fees included
- $9.99
- Leverage
- 10× isolated, $48.34 margin
The stop sets the loss, not the leverage: leverage only decides how much margin the position ties up. Move the stop and the size follows, so a wider stop means a smaller position and the same loss. The stop is placed on the exchange with the entry. How risk sizing works.
Questions about GDX
What is the maximum leverage on GDX?
10×. Hypurr Desk sizes each order from your stop, so the leverage follows from how much you choose to risk.
How often is funding paid on GDX?
Every hour. When the rate is positive, longs pay shorts; when it is negative, shorts pay longs. The current rate is shown at the top of this page.
What does it cost to trade GDX on Hypurr Desk?
At the exchange's base tier, 0.034% of the position value for market orders and 0.028% for limit orders that rest on the book, including the 0.025% Hypurr Desk fee. There is no subscription and no sign-up.
Can I trade VanEck Gold Miners ETF when its home market is closed?
Yes. The perpetual trades around the clock, every day, including weekends and holidays. Prices can jump when the main market reopens, so a stop may fill away from its price.
Do I own VanEck Gold Miners ETF when I trade this market?
No. A perpetual tracks the share price of VanEck Gold Miners ETF and settles gains and losses in USDC. You never hold any shares, and positions can be closed out if losses use up their margin.
