Stock perpetual futures vs crypto perpetual futures: how they differ
July 23, 2026
By Alpha Team
Stock perps vs crypto perps: how funding, settlement currency, trading hours, and availability differ between the two no-expiry leveraged contracts.
Comparisons
Stock Perpetual Futures vs. Buying on Margin: How the Leverage Actually Works
July 12, 2026
By Alpha Team
Buying on margin borrows cash to buy more shares; a stock perpetual posts collateral and applies leverage to a contract — compared on cost, collateral, and liquidation.
Trading Earnings With Perps vs. Options: A Head-to-Head
July 12, 2026
By Alpha Team
Options priced for earnings carry IV crush; a stock perpetual tracks price directly with no IV but gap risk — a head-to-head for trading an earnings release.
What is the difference between Leveraged ETFs vs. Stock Perpetual Futures
July 12, 2026
By Alpha Team
A leveraged ETF gives a multiple of a benchmark's daily return and resets daily (volatility decay); a stock perpetual applies leverage directly with no reset — compared.
Why a Call Option Can Lose Money Even When the Stock Goes Up
July 12, 2026
By Alpha Team
A call option makes you right on direction, timing, and volatility at once — here's why a correct directional call can still lose, and where a perpetual is simpler.
Stock Perpetual Futures vs. the Futures You Know
June 26, 2026
By Alpha Team
Dated futures expire and must be rolled; perpetuals don't. You know perps from crypto — here's how a single-stock perpetual compares to both, and what changes on a stock.
How to Get Leverage on Stocks: Brokerages vs Perps
June 2, 2026
By Alpha Team
Margin, options, leveraged ETFs, and index futures each add stock leverage at a cost — compared here against stock perps on leverage cap, fees, and complexity.
Options vs Perpetual Futures: What's the Difference?
May 13, 2026
By Alpha Team
Options need direction, price, and timing right; perps need only direction. Same leveraged exposure, fewer variables — but perps carry liquidation risk.
How to Short a Stock Without a Margin Account: Perps vs. the Standard Methods
April 27, 2026
By Alpha Team
Four ways to take a downside position on a stock without short selling — put options, inverse ETFs, and short perpetual futures — and which is simplest for a retail trader.