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Cash and carry basis trades and their limits
Buying spot and selling a futures contract can isolate part of the basis. The position still requires financing, collateral and reliable settlement.
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Crypto Trading Guide
Learn how crypto markets work, plan spot trades and analyse futures, perpetuals and decentralised markets. Follow eight stages from foundational concepts to advanced research and risk management.
Start with How crypto markets work, then follow the next lesson links. Explore 32 lessons with worked examples, exercises and further reading.
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Advanced Strategies and Review
Test basis trades, execution routes and strategies before writing a complete trading plan.
Advanced
Arbitrage routes after fees and transfer delays
An apparent price loop can disappear after fees or before the final trade. Calculate the executable route, not a chain of midpoint prices.
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Backtesting without hindsight or overfitting
A convincing historical chart can be a poor test. Keep future information out, count failed experiments and simulate the conditions you could actually trade.
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Building and reviewing a complete crypto trading case
Bring the guide together in one fictional trading case. The final output is a documented decision, including the valid choice not to trade.
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