Bitcoin vs Altcoin Derivatives: Liquidity, Volatility and Basis
Compare benchmark depth, volatility, funding, options markets, correlation, and hedge quality before using bitcoin derivatives as a proxy for altcoin risk.
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Funding Rates
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Perpetual Futures Funding Rates: How the Mechanism Works
Understand why perpetual swaps use funding, how positive and negative rates are interpreted, and why timing, basis, fees, and crowding can overturn a simple carry trade.
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