How to trade Tesla (TSLA)
On BRVX, Tesla trades as a TSLA/USDT perpetual you can buy or sell with 5x–50x leverage on TSLA and a 0.05% fee to open. It is one of the most volatile large stocks, so the leverage cap is lower. No TSLA shares, dividends or votes change hands.
- 50x Max leverage on TSLA
- 0.05% Fee per side on TSLA
- 0.0023% / 0.0023% Funding long / short on TSLA
- 6 Margin tokens for TSLA
Tesla guide contents
What the Tesla perpetual is
Tesla makes electric cars, batteries and energy storage, and is priced by many investors on robotaxi and robotics plans rather than car sales. Its shares trade on Nasdaq.
The BRVX TSLA perp follows that price in USDT with no expiry and no share ownership.
Tesla's annual meeting and product events have repeatedly shifted the story towards robotaxis and the Optimus robot. Energy storage has become a meaningful profit line, which gets less attention than cars but matters in results.
What moves TSLA
Tesla reacts to more than earnings.
- Quarterly delivery numbers, published early each quarter before results.
- Statements and posts by Elon Musk, including on autonomy timelines.
- EV demand and price cuts in China and Europe.
- Energy storage deployments, reported alongside deliveries each quarter.
- Regulatory credit sales to other carmakers, a profit line that has been shrinking.
Long or short Tesla?
A TSLA long bets on robotaxi, robotics or delivery beats outweighing car-margin pressure.
A TSLA short bets on weak deliveries, price cuts or autonomy timelines slipping again.
Opening a TSLA long or short on BRVX
Choose TSLA · USDT
Stocks group, then TSLA.
Size the TSLA position
Post margin; TSLA goes to 50x with 25x as default.
TSLA: Buy or Sell
Buy is long Tesla, Sell is short. Set TP / SL Triggers before delivery-number days.
Hold or close TSLA
Close from Positions; TSLA funding is 0.0023% per hour on each side.
Leverage works both ways: a small move against you can lose you the whole margin.
TSLA hours and weekends
Nasdaq hours are 9:30–16:00 New York time. On BRVX, the TSLA quote keeps moving outside them and at weekends, when Musk posts often land.
Tesla's quarterly delivery release usually comes on the second day of a new quarter, often before the Nasdaq opens, and analysts compare it with a consensus number that moves the stock within minutes.
TSLA example: a 6% move
A 6% Tesla day happens often. $100 margin at 10x:
TSLA worked example
| Tesla trade | Amount |
|---|---|
| TSLA margin | $100 |
| TSLA leverage | 10x |
| TSLA position size | $1,000 |
| TSLA fee, open + close | $1.00 |
| TSLA funding per 24 h, long / short | $0.55 / $0.55 |
| TSLA +6% | TSLA long +$60.00 (+60% of margin), TSLA short −$60.00 |
| TSLA −6% | TSLA long −$60.00, TSLA short +$60.00 (+60% of margin) |
| TSLA liquidation | not modelled |
Tesla risks to know
- A single post or delivery miss can gap TSLA.
- Robotaxi and AI news can move it independently of the car business.
- Delivery numbers come out before results and can gap the price.
Headline risk is high.
Tesla FAQ
How do I short Tesla on BRVX?
Pick TSLA · USDT and press Sell.
Do I get Tesla shares?
No. The perp tracks the price only.
What does a TSLA trade cost?
0.05% to open TSLA, 0.05% to close it, and funding every hour.
When does Tesla publish deliveries?
In the first days after each quarter ends, before its earnings report.
Does Tesla trade on robotaxi news?
Yes. Updates on driverless service, regulatory approvals and incidents have moved TSLA more than some quarterly results.