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Learn CS2 Skin Options

Understand calls, covered calls, RFQ quote flow, custody, expiry, settlement, and beta risks before connecting a wallet or linking Steam.

What Are CS2 Skin Options?

A plain-English guide to CS2 skin options, including calls, premiums, strikes, expiry, exercise, custody, settlement, and trading risks.

Learn how call options on CS2 skins work, including premiums, strike prices, expiry, exercise, physical settlement, and common risks.

Learn how covered calls on CS2 skins work, why custody is required, what happens at expiry, and what risks inventory holders should understand.

Learn why CSfi uses RFQ quotes instead of a public order book for CS2 skin options, and how quote requests, quote TTLs, and makers work.

Read the flagship guide first, then learn call mechanics and RFQ quote flow.

Review covered calls, custody, fees, and risks before depositing or writing quotes.

Call option: Right to buy or receive upside exposure under defined terms.
Covered call: A call written against eligible inventory that can support settlement.
Premium: Price paid by the buyer and received by the writer for the option.
Strike: Reference price used to determine exercise economics.
Expiry: Final lifecycle window for exercise or expiration.
RFQ: Request-for-quote flow for firm, time-bound maker quotes.
TTL: Time-to-live window before a quote expires.
Custody: Control or verification process used to support physical settlement.
Settlement: Completion of delivery or payment obligations after exercise or expiry.
Eligible market: A CS2 skin market currently supported by beta controls.

Start with the CS2 skin options guide, then read call options and RFQ mechanics before reviewing custody and risk pages.

Inventory holders should read covered calls, custody, risks, and fees before starting any wallet or Steam linking flow.

No. They explain how the CSfi beta works and should be read alongside the risk disclosure and terms.