perpetual
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Originally envisioned by economists decades ago, perpetual futures contracts were first launched on offshore crypto-native platforms, where they eventually gained a large user base of traders.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
Alternatively, investors based outside of the U.S. can trade “pre-IPO” perpetual futures, which are derivative contracts, on platforms like Binance and Hyperliquid.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
The combination of reservoirs and desalination plants can heal the Southwest of perpetual drought, and California will probably be able to sell excess water to Arizona, Nevada and Northern Mexico.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
She is a perpetual outsider whose loyalty is always in question and whose private life is treated as fair game.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
Obiora was a year younger, veiy light- skinned, with honey-colored eyes behind thick glasses, and his mouth turned up at the sides in a perpetual smile.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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