You may have heard the phrase “not your keys, not your coins” uttered in the cryptocurrency industry before. The keys being referred to here are private keys — a secret number used in cryptography — w...
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Spot price explained — determining futures prices | Blockchain Concept| OKX Academy
A cryptocurrency’s spot price refers to the price at which a coin or token may be immediately bought or sold. While spot prices may vary from exchange to exchange, the largest cryptocurrencies’ spot p...
Strangle explained — profit in either direction | Blockchain Concept| OKX Academy
A strangle is an options strategy that involves the investor or trader holding both call and put options for the same cryptocurrency — in our case — with the same expiration date but different strike ...
Carry trades explained — a high-risk strategy | Blockchain Concept| OKX Academy
A carry trade is a strategy that involves simultaneous low-interest-rate borrowing and investing in a high-rate-of-return crypto asset. It is most commonly employed in forex trading, where traders mig...
Futures spread explained — hedging against systematic risk | Blockchain Concept| OKX Academy
A futures spread is an arbitrage strategy in which a trader completes a unit trade with both a long and short position — which offset each other — in order to take advantage of price discrepancies. It...