The full cost of a leveraged crypto trade, and the ‘free yield’ trap
Add up fees and funding on one trade, and see why funding carry is harder than the headline rate suggests.
Module 9 of 26, Crypto: buying coins versus betting on them. Lesson 6 of 6, about 16 minutes.
The takeaway
Funding carry collects real fees and real costs that headline rates do not show. Know the size of both before you run the strategy.
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