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Andrew Borum

ELI5: What Are Perpetual Futures?

You may have wondered — what are these perpetual futures that everyone are talking about? How do they work? I have good news for you. Perpetual Futures are really not that much different from regular futures. Perpetual Futures have a concept called funding, which sounds scary at first but is actually

The Ultimate Guide to Scalping Crypto

Is "scalping" a viable trading strategy? Only if you do it the right way. This guide provides an overview of the three main types of scalping, and how they relate to other trading strategies (such as swing trading and market making).

Perpetual Options - The Greeks

The greeks of a perpetual option are determined by two factors: Its money-ness (ITM, OTM, ATM) and its funding period.

Perpetual Options - The Basket Analogy

A perpetual option can be thought of as a basket of European-style options, each of which has the same strike price but different expiration dates.

Why You Should NEVER Short Perpetual Futures

Shorting perpetual futures is TERRIBLE risk reward. Here's what you should do instead.