Cash-and-Carry (Basis Trade)

Cash-and-carry buys the asset in spot and sells the same amount in futures, locking in the basis — the gap between the futures price and spot — as a ret…

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What is Cash-and-Carry in crypto trading?

Cash-and-carry buys the asset in spot and sells the same amount in futures, locking in the basis — the gap between the futures price and spot — as a return regardless of direction. On perpetuals the same idea collects funding: long spot, short perp, and the funding payments are the yield.

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