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About Walmart
WMT tracks the value of 1 share of common stock in Walmart Inc. Walmart operates the world's largest retail chain, including discount stores, supermarkets, and e-commerce operations.
On EdgeX, WMT is a synthetic perpetual market. EdgeX runs its own book and funding schedule, so its mark price and open interest are quoted independently.
WMT is listed as a EdgeX synthetic perpetual market. Prices track traditional-asset exposure synthetically and do not represent ownership of the underlying shares, ETFs, commodities, or cash instruments. Educational market data only — not investment advice.
Sector tags: Other.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is WMT?
- WMT tracks the value of 1 share of common stock in Walmart Inc. Walmart operates the world's largest retail chain, including discount stores, supermarkets, and e-commerce operations.
- Does trading WMT give me any of the rights of owning the underlying shares?
- No. WMT is a synthetic perpetual with no delivery mechanism or arbitrage bridge to the underlying shares. It gives price exposure only — there are no shareholder rights, no dividends, no voting rights, and no claim on the underlying.
- Where is Walmart listed, and in what currency does WMT trade?
- Walmart is listed on the NYSE, and its shares trade in U.S. dollars. WMT's price already reflects that U.S. dollars, with no currency conversion involved.
- WMT on EdgeX is a synthetic perpetual market that tracks price exposure linked to 1 share of Walmart Inc common stock. It trades on EdgeX, so you can go long or short without holding any units.
- WMT on EdgeX is a synthetic perpetual market that tracks price exposure linked to 1 share of Walmart Inc common stock. It trades on EdgeX, so you can go long or short without holding any units.
- Can WMT's price on EdgeX differ from the price on other venues?
- Yes. EdgeX runs its own book and funding schedule, so its mark price and open interest are quoted independently and can differ from the same instrument on another venue.
- What does it mean that EdgeX runs its own funding schedule?
- Funding is a periodic payment between long and short positions that keeps a perpetual's price anchored to its underlying. EdgeX sets and settles its own funding on its own schedule, so the funding rate on EdgeX can differ from the funding rate on other venues.
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