Deribit is best known for crypto options, and its traders also run perpetuals, dated futures, and spot on the same account. Now part of Coinbase and licensed in Dubai, it serves a largely professional crowd. EdgeDojo connects with a read-only Deribit API key and imports spot, perpetual, and dated futures fills into one journal, with P&L and fees on every trade.
Sync after your session instead of piecing together history from the transaction log.
Tips for journaling Deribit trades
- Deribit subaccounts have their own API keys. Create a read-only key in each subaccount you trade from and connect them separately.
- Separate basis and spread trades from directional ones with tags. A futures leg that loses money may be the half of a trade that worked.
- Record expiry dates on dated futures trades. Rolling a position is a decision worth journaling, not just a pair of fills.
How to sync your Deribit trades
- 1 Log in to Deribit, open the account panel in the top right, and go to API.
- 2 Click Add new key and keep the Deribit-generated key type.
- 3 Under Scopes, set Account, Trade, and Wallet to Read. Leave the rest at None. IP whitelisting is optional.
- 4 Copy the Client ID and Client Secret. The secret is shown only once.
- 5 In EdgeDojo, open Journal → Import Trades → Connected accounts, choose Deribit, paste the credentials and click Connect & sync.
- Funding payments are not imported from Deribit yet, so perp P&L excludes funding.
Sources: Deribit docs: creating an API key · Deribit docs: access scope · Finance Magnates: Deribit Dubai licence
What you get once your Deribit trades are in
Analytics that point to your edge
Win rate, expectancy, and P&L broken down by setup, symbol, hour of entry, weekday, and hold time.
A journal you will keep
Notes, tags, and chart screenshots on every trade, plus a daily diary with a session score.
Strategy rules and checklists
Tie each trade to a strategy and check off your rules, then see how following them changes results.
Risk in R, not just dollars
Log your stop and target to track R-multiples, and review MAE and MFE to tighten exits.
