Futures vs. perpetuals: expiry, funding, and margin
Compare how dated futures and perpetual contracts maintain exposure, transfer cash, and close positions.
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Funding & carrying costs.
Distinguish recurring funding transfers from a guaranteed yield and compare the costs of maintaining exposure over a clearly defined period.
Crypto and memecoin derivatives: attention is not liquidity
Review token identity, reference markets, liquidation rules, and the difference between online attention and liquidity.
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Connect the ideas across markets
The same term can have different operational consequences in different contracts. Read the worked examples with their assumptions, then compare the specific documents rather than transferring a rule from one product to another. Use the contract comparison guide to organize those differences.