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Polymarket, a decentralized prediction market platform, has launched a perpetual futures trading service for cryptocurrencies and traditional financial assets. According to Crypto Briefing, the new platform will operate under the name “Polymarket Perps”.
Polymarket Perps allows users to take positions on the price movements of various assets through futures contracts with no set expiration date. The platform supports nine different assets, ranging from cryptocurrencies and commodities to stock market indices and private company shares.
Supported assets include Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Solana (SOL). In addition, precious metals such as gold and silver, as well as WTI crude oil, can be traded on the platform. Users can also take positions on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 indices.
One of the standout features of Polymarket Perps is its leverage option. The platform allows the use of leverage up to 20x in trades. This feature enables investors to open larger positions with smaller amounts of capital, but it can also lead to rapidly increasing losses if price movements move in the opposite direction.
The platform also includes SpaceX shares among its supported assets. Thus, Polymarket aims to offer different asset classes under one roof, rather than being solely a cryptocurrency-focused derivatives trading platform.
Polymarket’s new service is seen as a step by the company to expand its activities in the field of financial derivatives, going beyond prediction markets. Perpetual futures contracts are among the products that attract significant investor interest, particularly in crypto markets, due to their high trading volume and leverage.
*This is not investment advice.