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Glossary

IPO

The first sale of a company's shares to the public, after which they trade on an exchange.

Bridge

A system for moving value between blockchains, typically locking an asset on one chain and issuing a representation on another.

Smart Contract

A program stored on a blockchain that runs automatically when its conditions are met, without an intermediary holding the assets.

Regulation

The rules governing financial markets and the bodies that enforce them, such as the SEC in the United States, the FCA in the United Kingdom and…

Circulating Supply

The number of tokens currently available to trade, excluding those locked, reserved or not yet issued.

NFT

A token representing a unique item rather than an interchangeable unit, recorded on a blockchain.

Custody

The safekeeping of assets on a client's behalf. Regulated custodians must segregate client assets from their own.

Futures

A standardised contract to trade an asset at a set price on a future date. Crypto venues also offer perpetual futures, which never expire and use…

Liquidation

The forced closing of a leveraged position when its collateral no longer covers losses. On crypto derivatives venues this is automatic and can happen within seconds.

Volatility

How much a price moves around over time, usually measured as the standard deviation of returns. High volatility means larger swings in both directions, not a…