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Perpetual Swaps 101 | Firefly Blog

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A perpetual swap is a powerful tool for traders who want to benefit from an asset's price changes without holding the asset themselves

Perpetual Swaps 101 | What are Perpetual Swaps & Funding Rates 7 Mar 2023 Primer on Perpetual Swaps Blog Definition: ‘Perpetual Swap’ also known as a ‘Perpetual Futures Contract’, is an agreement that allows counter-parties to non-optionally trade an asset (e.g bitcoin) without having to own it and at any point in the future. In other words, Perpetual swaps allow for buying or selling the value of some “underlying” asset with several key advantages: Trading with leverage is permitted. No custody of the underlying asset is necessary. The position can be open forever. Shorting is easy. Perpetual

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