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perpetual

[per-pech-oo-uhl] / pərˈpɛtʃ u əl /


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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

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

Annour, a left back, made the cut as did Abdallah, a physical midfielder with a perpetual smile who would become the team captain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

In May, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved the listing of a bitcoin perpetual futures contract at Kalshi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Bobby’s last-round opponent was the rotund Abe Turner, a perpetual acting student whose great claim to thespian fame was that he’d been a contestant on Groucho Marx’s television program, You Bet Your Life.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady


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