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What is the point of perpetual futures?
What is the point of perpetual futures?
DigitalLegendGuard
Mon Mar 03 2025
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I've been thinking about perpetual futures and I'm just not sure I understand the concept fully. Why do we even have perpetual futures? What's the point of them and how do they work?
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Tommaso
Wed Mar 05 2025
Perpetual futures represent a unique type of derivative contract in the financial market.
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KimonoGlory
Wed Mar 05 2025
They are also referred to as perpetual swaps or simply “perpetuals.”
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WhisperInfinity
Wed Mar 05 2025
The CORE feature of perpetual futures lies in their ability to allow traders to speculate on the future price of an asset.
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NebulaSoul
Tue Mar 04 2025
One significant advantage of perpetual futures is that they do not have an expiration date.
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Riccardo
Tue Mar 04 2025
This distinguishes them from traditional futures contracts, which come with a predefined expiry date.
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