# LTC - Litecoin

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Litecoin is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency and open-source software project released under the MIT/X11 license. Creation and transfer of coins is based on an open source cryptographic protocol and is not managed by any central authority. Litecoin was an early bitcoin spinoff or altcoin, starting in October 2011.

| Parameter                                                     | Value                                            |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| Underlying Asset                                              | Litecoin                                         |
| Project Website                                               | <https://litecoin.org/>                          |
| Asset symbol                                                  | LTC                                              |
| Price Source                                                  | Bitstamp                                         |
| ​[Price Url](https://www.bitstamp.net/api/v2/ticker/ethusd/)​ | <https://www.bitstamp.net/api/v2/ticker/ltcusd/> |
| Price Path                                                    | last                                             |
| Max. Leverage                                                 | 50x                                              |

#### Maintenance Margin Coefficients

| Leverage   | Maintenance Margin Coefficient |
| ---------- | ------------------------------ |
| 50x        | 0.45                           |
| 25x        | 0.40                           |
| 10x        | 0.35                           |
| 5x or less | 0.30                           |

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