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Underlying Instrument

An underlying instrument is a financial security or asset upon which a derivative's price is based. The term "underlying...
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Mining

Mining, in the context of cryptocurrencies, is the process by which new units of the digital currency are generated and ...
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Derivative

In the world of finance, a derivative is a contract whose value is derived from the performance of an underlying entity....
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Blockchain

A blockchain is a type of distributed ledger technology that records transactions across multiple computers to ensure th...
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Speculation

Speculation involves making decisions based on potential future outcomes, rather than known facts or past events. It's o...
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ICO

ICO stands for "Initial Coin Offering". It's a type of crowdfunding mechanism popular in the cryptocurrency and blockcha...
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Arbitrage

Arbitrage is a financial strategy that involves simultaneously buying and selling an asset or a security in different ma...
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IOU

"IOU" typically refers to a token that represents a debt or a promise made by the project team to deliver a certain prod...
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Trading Volume

In trading, trade volume refers to the number of shares or contracts traded in a security or market during a given perio...
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2-factor authentication

Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a security process in which users provide two different authentication factors to ver...