FR-BASIS ETH · Funding Rate Basis — ETH

ETH funding basis against the Binance and Hyperliquid mean. Typically trades tighter than BTC with sharper dislocations around staking and unlock events.

Markets

FR-BASIS ETH 1m · 6h

Modelled
bps / 8h24h

Positioning

Simulated
Long 50.0%Balanced50.0% Short
Open interest
Long
Short
Borrow · 8h, crowded side
24h notional

Contract specification

UnderlyingΔFR = RH − mean(Binance, Hyperliquid)
SettlementContinuous, per second
Leverage1× – 20×
Payout cap8× initial margin
Interval basis28,800s normalised
Tick0.01 bps

Payout cap

Initial marginMaximum profitMaximum loss
1,000+8,0001,000
10,000+80,00010,000
100,000+800,000100,000

Above the cap a position stops accruing profit but keeps its collateral; it is not closed for winning.

Risk controls

  • Payout capProfit capped at 8× initial margin, reserved from the pool at open
  • Skew borrow feeQuadratic in the long/short ratio, paid by the crowded side
  • Oracle clampSettlement moves at most ±20% per block
  • Isolated marginA position can lose its own margin and nothing else

Typical use

  • Desks running ETH carry against a staking position.
  • Relative-value traders pairing ETH basis against BTC basis.
  • Anyone hedging funding exposure in an ETH-denominated book.