Last year I spent some time researching BitMEX. It is fascinating. Now I'm diving into Steem and it is much more complex. But it can also be very rewarding. For example, you can get a very decent and predictable return on investment on some STEEM delegation markets like the minnowbooster one: https://www.minnowbooster.net/market?direction=asc&sort=effective_price
So, welcome to Steem! I hope the calibre of debate here gets better!