The Role of Crypto Derivatives in Hedging and Speculation

in hive-183397 •  3 days ago 

For many of us, one of the things we are really conversant with are the crypto world but we lack to know about what is called the cryptocurrency derivatives. In recent years, one of the major transitions that the crypto world has been able to witness rapidly is in the aspect of cryptocurrency derivatives. Of course they are the new financial instruments that have been gaining massive ground over the years.

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Most importantly, they are used for hedging against when there is market volatility in the market. Of course crypto derivatives have helped to change the perspective on which traders view the market and today I will be talking much more deeper about it. It is just actually a matter of time actually. We will see more of the crypto derivative function in the next coming years.

First of all let me start by establishing what crypto derivative is as it were. When we talk about crypto derivative as it is called, we mean those that include things like the futures, the perpetual contracts and many more. Crypto derivatives work in a way whereby it allows traders to be able to buy and sell the asset they choose. This is different from the usual cryptocurrencies trading we are known to engage in because with crypto derivative, you are able to speculate on the price changes even though you are not owing the asset as the direct crypto trading.

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There is something called hedging which I believe a lot of us are familiar with but we might not really know much about it. With hedging, you are able to rescue the risk most especially when it comes to a market that is unpredictable. The major role that crypto derivative plays in the aspect of hedging as that helps to rescue the rate of loss probably due to the price movements of that asset or due to the high market Volatility. With derivatives, you are able to engage in exchange, and even help traders and investors to be able to guard their position.

Let me talk about Speculation before I round up, with Speculation, you are able to profit from the market movements even most especially when the market is highly volatile. Crypto derivative not only helps to guard the investor position but also helps when it comes to risk management. You are able to seek profit from price movements and use that to minimise losses. Take for example, a crypto trader entering the market to start a future contract and can speculate the movement of the asset and make more profit.

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