THE INDEPENDENT TRADING GUIDE / A little less jargon. A little more clarity.

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CME Group · reviewed 11 November 2026

What is a futures contract?

Exchange-traded futures have standardized contract terms and a specified future date or month.

Futures basics; specific expiry and settlement rules depend on the contract.

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Investor.gov · US SEC · reviewed 11 November 2026

Stocks: ownership and shareholder rights

Stocks represent company ownership. Rights and dividends vary by share type and company.

General share ownership; not a claim that every stock pays dividends.

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Vest Markets documentation · reviewed 11 November 2026

Perpetual contract specifications

Vest describes perpetuals as contracts without an expiry and explains its pricing and collateral conventions.

Vest product description; other venues can have different mechanisms.

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Vest Markets documentation · reviewed 11 November 2026

Market types, hours, and fees

Stock-price exposure does not require holding the shares. Market schedules and trading fees vary by category.

Trading hours are market-specific; no universal 24/7 claim.

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Vest Markets documentation · reviewed 11 November 2026

How funding works

Under Vest’s convention, positive funding means longs pay shorts, and negative funding reverses the transfer.

Vest settles funding hourly. Frequency and conventions differ across venues.

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Vest Markets documentation · reviewed 11 November 2026

Margin and leverage

Margin supports a larger exposure. Greater exposure relative to equity magnifies gains and losses.

Requirements and account rules must be checked for the chosen provider and product.

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Vest Markets · checked 12 November 2026

Prop program: pricing, account nature, and rules

The smallest Instant example was checked against Vest’s public pricing and account documentation. Current prop terms describe all accounts as simulated; some marketing uses real-capital language. We follow the terms when describing the account’s nature.

The loss allowance differs from account size. A profit claim and an external withdrawal are separate steps. Pricing or marketing language alone does not establish entitlement to compensation.

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What is owner-confirmed?

The referral code, URL, 5% commission rate, and 2.5% default customer discount were supplied by the site owner on . The discount is subject to actual checkout eligibility. See the commercial details.

What remains provider-specific?

Funding intervals, permitted markets, corporate-action adjustments, collateral, liquidation, and access restrictions depend on the actual contract and venue. This site does not give country-specific legal or tax advice or assume that all perps trade 24/7.

Correction history.

11 November 2026 — The site shifted to beginner education and product comparisons. No original study or trading performance is claimed.

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