Futures Contracts are standardized legal agreements to buy or sell an underlying asset at a specified price on a future date. In crypto, these derivatives allow participants to gain price exposure to digital assets like Bitcoin or Ethereum without owning the assets directly, serving both speculative and hedging purposes.
Mechanism
Upon entering a futures contract, parties commit to a future transaction at a locked-in price. The contract’s value fluctuates with the underlying asset’s market price, and gains or losses are typically settled daily through a marking-to-market process, requiring margin accounts to ensure performance until expiry or offset.
Methodology
The methodology for trading futures involves analyzing price trends, market sentiment, and macroeconomic factors to forecast future asset values. Traders employ these contracts for directional bets, hedging existing spot positions against adverse price movements, and executing arbitrage strategies across different markets to capitalize on price discrepancies.
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