Making Sense of Crypto
Making Sense of Crypto invites bright minds in the crypto and de-fi space to break down topics like pseudonymity, liquidity pools, regulation and more. Host Mark Lurie peels back the layers of major issues in the crypto universe to understand how it affects you and your portfolio.
Making Sense of Crypto
Crypto Derivatives Explained
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Mark Lurie
Today we're talking about derivatives with Barney Mannerings of Vega Protocol.
Trading volume for derivatives in the traditional markets are an order of magnitude more than trading everyday spot prices. But in crypto, derivatives trading volume are an order of magnitude LESS than spot volume for any given asset.
That's really a big difference. And in this episode, I want to find out what's holding it back.