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What is an example of a perpetual contract?
What is an example of a perpetual contract?
CherryBlossomGrace
Mon Feb 24 2025
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I'm looking for an example of a perpetual contract. I want to understand what kind of agreement would be considered perpetual and how it works in practice.
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Caterina
Wed Feb 26 2025
Traders are allowed to hold their positions indefinitely.
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Michele
Wed Feb 26 2025
The only condition is maintaining the necessary margin.
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Valentino
Wed Feb 26 2025
Additionally, traders must pay the funding rate.
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Lucia
Wed Feb 26 2025
To illustrate, consider a perpetual futures contract with Bitcoin (BTC) as the asset.
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SkyWalkerEcho
Wed Feb 26 2025
These contracts possess no specified expiration date.
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