reference
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If the perpetual price is higher than the reference spot price, longs pay the shorts; if the price is lower than the reference spot price, shorts pay the longs.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
Still, the reference to 1930s-era Chicago law enforcement was apt, because it was an era of police lawlessness, where unconstitutional practices like the third-degree were justified as necessary to stopping organized crime.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
That reference valuation could be an issue for some other space stocks.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
No. 8 at Riviera is called the “Lido” hole in reference to the split-fairway design inspired by the famous Lido course on Long Island, N.Y.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
The calculation was not made with reference to vast historical or geological shifts—the fall of civilizations, the erosion of mountains.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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