Plain-English definitions of the crypto and trading terms used across the AlphaTerminal product — from perpetual funding mechanics to NFT floor dynamics. Anchor your vocabulary before leaning on the signals.
The periodic payment between longs and shorts on a perpetual futures contract that keeps the contract’s price anchored to the spot index.
The forced closure of a leveraged position by the exchange when losses exceed the required margin, executed at market without warning.
A block of option orders filled in rapid succession across multiple strikes or expiries by a single trader, signalling urgent directional conviction.
The moment the periodic funding payment on a perpetual contract switches sign — from positive to negative, or vice versa — between two consecutive settlements.
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