Contract design, pricing references, funding, futures basis, options surfaces, and the mechanics that connect spot and derivative markets.
A practical guide to option payoffs, premiums, strikes, expirations, Greeks, implied volatility, skew, spreads, and the liquidity questions that matter before trading.
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Compare benchmark depth, volatility, funding, options markets, correlation, and hedge quality before using bitcoin derivatives as a proxy for altcoin risk.
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Understand why perpetual swaps use funding, how positive and negative rates are interpreted, and why timing, basis, fees, and crowding can overturn a simple carry trade.
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A practical introduction to futures, perpetual swaps, options, collateral, settlement, leverage, and the risks that distinguish derivatives from spot tokens.
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