## Futures and Derivatives Contract

[Mkalbani]

Location: contracts/futures
Language: Rust (Soroban)
Estimated Time: 9 hours
Difficulty: Hard

Description

Create a futures contract for tokenized puzzle difficulty predictions with settlement and margin requirements.

Tasks

• Design futures structure
• Implement position tracking
• Create margin requirements
• Add liquidation logic
• Implement settlement mechanism
• Create funding rates
• Add price feeds integration
• Write comprehensive tests
• Implement position management
• Add risk controls

Acceptance Criteria

• Positions opened with collateral
• Margin monitored
• Liquidations triggered at threshold
• Settlement calculated
• Risk controls enforced
• All tests pass

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