Perpetual Futures Mechanics

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The concept A perpetual future ("perp") lets a trader take a leveraged long or short position on an asset's price with no expiry date — unlike a traditional futures contract, there's no settlement date forcing the position to close or roll. On-chain perps achieve this by combining a margin system (the trader posts collateral, and leverage determines how much notional……

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