Glossary

Open Interest Skew

Open interest skew describes an imbalance between long and short exposure in outstanding derivatives contracts.

Imbalance in open positions

Plain-English meaning

Open Interest Skew is used here to describe imbalance in open positions. In the daily board, the word is grouped by the role it performs rather than by spelling or market popularity.

You may encounter it in a product interface, technical document, risk report, policy paper, or market dashboard. The term is included for recognition and comparison, not as a product recommendation.

Why it belongs with Perpetual Futures Risk

These concepts help explain market imbalance, funding cadence, futures basis, and loss allocation in perpetual futures systems.

When solving the puzzle, compare the job this term performs with nearby cards. A correct group usually shares a function, risk type, workflow, or market structure rather than simply sharing similar wording.

Where you might see it

You might encounter this term while reading educational explainers, product documentation, risk disclosures, market dashboards, or beginner guides. Always separate vocabulary learning from financial decision-making.

Educational vocabulary only. This definition does not provide investment, tax, legal, product, or trading advice.