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Re:Fake Tesla, Apple stocks have started trading on blockchains by mannykannot on Tuesday July 06, 2021 @11:38PM (#27757084)
Is it not that settlement nominally occurs when you choose to exit your position? Which raises various questions about whether whatever stack of turtles your swap is built on can provide liquidity when you need it.
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Re:Fake Tesla, Apple stocks have started trading on blockchains by smabie on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @01:45AM (#27757823)
The order book provides liquidity. When someone sells a swap, someone else buys it.

Of course, the amount of liquidity and spread available will depend on how popular the coin or specific contract is.

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Re:Fake Tesla, Apple stocks have started trading on blockchains by mannykannot on Wednesday July 07, 2021 @09:08AM (#27760681)
Liquidity has a tendency to dry up when everyone wants it, especially in a highly-leveraged derivative. The fact that options have an expiration date seems to mean that trading cannot just stop when things are going badly.
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