Markets
What Is Spot Trading? Spot vs Derivatives
Spot trading is buying or selling an asset for immediate delivery at its current price, transferring real ownership rather than…
Marcus Reed
Marcus Reed explains how crypto markets function mechanically — order books, liquidity, spreads and exchange mechanics. He describes how markets work, never what to trade.
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What is a flash loan?
A flash loan is an uncollateralised loan borrowed and repaid in one transaction. Learn how atomicity makes it possible and…
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What is MEV (maximal extractable value)?
MEV, maximal extractable value, is profit from controlling transaction ordering in a block. Learn where it comes from, its main…
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What is open interest?
Open interest is the total number of derivative contracts currently open. Learn how it rises and falls and how it…
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What is a candlestick chart?
A candlestick chart shows the open, high, low and close for each period. Learn how to read a candle's body,…
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What is fully diluted valuation (FDV)?
Fully diluted valuation (FDV) is price times maximum supply. Learn how FDV is calculated, how it differs from market cap,…
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What is circulating supply?
Circulating supply is the number of crypto tokens freely available to trade today. Learn how it differs from total and…
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What is market cap in crypto?
Market cap in crypto is price times circulating supply. Learn how market capitalisation is calculated, how aggregators estimate it, and…
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Why prices differ between exchanges
A coin often shows different prices on different exchanges. Here is why prices differ between exchanges, and why arbitrage narrows…
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How order matching engines work
A matching engine pairs buy and sell orders into trades. Here is how order matching engines work, and why price-time…