Derivatives
By CoinGecko | Updated on Mar 03, 2020
Derivatives are financial instruments whose value is derived from an underlying asset (e.g. Crude Oil, Gold, Bitcoin etc). Compared to spot markets where the underlying asset changes ownership, in derivatives markets, traders trade contracts rather than the actual assets.
Related Terms
Batch Auction
A Batch Auction distributes an amount of tokens to users that is proportional to their contribution to the pool.
Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)
Refers to the feeling of apprehension for missing out on a potentially profitable investment opportunity and regretting it later.
Generally an expression describing investors' fear of missing out the good timing of buying cryptocurrencies that could eventually be profitable
Burned Tokens
Tokens which have been sent to addresses whose private key are not known, effectively becoming unusable.
Token Burn
An event in which tokens are verifiably removed permanently removed from circulation.
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