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Crypto perpetual

A crypto futures contract without a fixed expiry that uses funding payments and can expose leveraged positions to liquidation.

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Direct answer

Where this term appears

This term may appear in the asset list, chart header, market schedule, symbol information, price-source note, or contract history. Match the symbol and timestamp before comparing it with an external chart.

Use the definition above together with the exact value, condition, timestamp, account, product, or payment context shown by the broker.

Do not confuse

How Crypto perpetual differs from related terms

Crypto perpetual is often researched beside Crypto futures and Candlestick chart and Contract condition. The labels can appear in the same workflow, but they do not describe the same field or condition.

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Crypto futures

Leveraged futures or perpetual contracts on cryptocurrencies. They can involve margin and liquidation and are not binary options.

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Candlestick chart

A chart that displays open, high, low, and close prices for each interval. The chart interval is separate from contract expiry.

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Contract condition

The exact rule that determines a winning or losing settlement, including direction, strike, barrier, range, and expiry.

Practical use

Build a timeline instead of relying on a countdown label

Crypto perpetual means a crypto futures contract without a fixed expiry that uses funding payments and can expose leveraged positions to liquidation. Timing terms can refer to client submission, server acceptance, entry tick, order cutoff, observation start, expiry, settlement, or market session. Each event needs a timestamp and timezone.

A neutral example

Record all available events in UTC, calculate acceptance latency, accepted duration, and settlement lag, then note daylight-saving, holiday, weekend, maintenance, and event-window effects.

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Clock basis

Timer or fixed clock, timezone, daylight-saving rule, and start event.

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Event chain

Submission, acceptance, entry, cutoff, expiry, and settlement timestamps.

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Schedule

Asset session, holiday calendar, interruption, and restart policy.

In a broker review

How to use Crypto perpetual in a comparison

In a broker review, do not read Crypto perpetual in isolation. Match the broker's own definition to the relevant contract, account, pricing, payment, or platform screen and record the condition that changes its meaning.

Comparison context

Why it matters when comparing brokers

How to use this term

Asset count is meaningful only when the underlying market, price source, trading hours, and weekend or after-hours treatment are clear. Separate real-market references from broker-priced OTC instruments and proprietary synthetic markets.

What it does not prove

A recognizable asset name does not guarantee that two brokers use the same market venue, bid/ask basis, trading session, or settlement price source.

Broker checklist

What to verify

Check these points on the broker's product screen, account flow, terms, or help pages.

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Underlying market

Confirm the underlying instrument, currency pair, index, commodity, stock, or crypto reference.

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Market-data source

Look for a named venue, provider, benchmark, or clearly explained proprietary model.

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Trading availability

Check regular sessions, weekends, holidays, maintenance, and after-hours availability.

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Market type

Distinguish real-market, OTC, derived, and synthetic symbols before comparing coverage.

Quick answers

Common questions

Short answers for users comparing binary options brokers and account conditions.

What is Crypto perpetual commonly compared with?

Crypto perpetual is commonly compared with Crypto futures. Crypto futures means: Leveraged futures or perpetual contracts on cryptocurrencies. They can involve margin and liquidation and are not binary options.

Why does this term matter when comparing brokers?

Asset count is meaningful only when the underlying market, price source, trading hours, and weekend or after-hours treatment are clear. Separate real-market references from broker-priced OTC instruments and proprietary synthetic markets.

What should I check when comparing this feature?

A recognizable asset name does not guarantee that two brokers use the same market venue, bid/ask basis, trading session, or settlement price source. Check the broker's definition, applicable terms, and account or product screen before relying on the label.