More Related Content Similar to How to Use Perpetual Contracts for Non-speculative Purposes (20) How to Use Perpetual Contracts for Non-speculative Purposes7. BTC Perpetual Market
What’s the Perpetual Contract
Trader
Long
Short
up
down
Use USDC as the collateral…
… to open a position with a leverage
8. What’s the Perpetual Contract
BTC Perpetual Market
Trader
Long
Short
up
down
Use USDC as the collateral…
… to open a position with a leverage
9. What’s the Perpetual Contract
Market
Long
Short
up
down
… to open a position with a leverage
Price of BTC
Price of BTC
more
less
…
10. the price of a perpetual contract isn’t necessarily the
same as that of the underlying asset.
11. What’s the Funding Payment
BTC Spot Market on Coinbase
BTC Perpetual Market on FTX
$60,500 $60,000
12. What’s the Funding Payment
BTC Spot Market on Coinbase
BTC Perpetual Market on FTX
$60,500 $60,000
Too many longs on the market!
14. What’s the Funding Payment
BTC Perpetual Market on FTX
$60,500 Longs gonna pay shorts during the
funding time.
16. • Longs pay shorts if funding rate is positive.
• Shorts pay longs if the rate is negative.
23. 1. Escaping Lock-up Period
Perpetual Market
Spot Market
Profit: 100*$100 = 10,000
Proceeds: 100*$396 = 39,600
24. 1. Escaping Lock-up Period
Perpetual Market
Spot Market
Profit: 100*$100 = $10,000
Proceeds: 100*$396 = $39,600
Total Proceeds:
$49,600
+
Funding Payments*:
$535.2
26. Sold AAVE at $396 and
complained about lock-up
period
Sold AAVE at $496 and
profited from funding
payments as well
28. How to Hedge your Yield Farming Risk with
Perpetual Contracts
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31. 2. Hedging your yield farming risk
Perpetual Market
Spot Market
Profit: 500*$150 = $75,000
Yield: $55,479.5
Loss: $-90,000
32. 2. Hedging your yield farming risk
Perpetual Market
Spot Market
Loss: $-90,000
Profit: 500*$150 = $75,000
Yield: $55,479.5
Total Profit:
$40,479.5
+
Funding Payments:
$3,645
34. Lost $34,520.5 and ass hurt
when encounter bear case
Hedge risk and still profits
despite the price of the
token tanks
35. How to Hedge your Yield Farming Risk with
Perpetual Contracts
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36. 2. Hedging your yield farming risk
Perpetual Market
Spot Market
Loss: 500*$-100 = $-50,000
Yield: $55,479.5
Profit: $48,000
37. 2. Hedging your yield farming risk
Perpetual Market
Spot Market
Profit: $48,000
Loss: 500*$-100 = -50,000
Yield: $55,479.5
Total Profit:
$53,479.5
+
Funding Payments:
$5,670