Boros

Funding Strategy Map

Ten real-world funding strategies, matched to the calculators on this site. Many strategies share tools - model each leg separately when needed.
Links open the relevant calculator so you can size positions and stress-test outcomes.
Hedge matcher
Fixed Long - Long perp with capped funding costs
Convert floating funding into a fixed rate while keeping long exposure. Pay fixed, receive floating.
Fixed Hedge Long
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Hedge matcher
Fixed Short - Lock funding on a short perp
Receive fixed and pay floating to stabilize short carry when funding compresses or flips.
Fixed Hedge Short
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Rate ROI calculator
Fixed Basis - Lock in cash-and-carry yield
Long spot, short perp, short YU. Lock fixed carry, isolate basis.
Basis Fixed Carry
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Rate ROI calculator
Carry Harvesting - Trade the Implied vs. Realized spread
Long or short YU when implied diverges from your realized funding forecast.
Spec Spread Carry
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Exchange arb
Venue Arbitrage - Capture funding spreads between exchanges
Lock fixed funding spreads between venues with offsetting perp and YU legs.
Arb Spread
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Rate ROI calculator
Cross-Asset Spread - Relative funding
Long YU on the hotter asset, short YU on the cooler asset to capture the spread.
Directional Spread
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Expiry comparison
Calendar Spread - Trade the gap between dates
Long one expiry and short another to profit from the yield difference between them.
Curve Spread
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Rate ROI calculator
Event Spikes - Catch volatility funding shocks
Long YU ahead of events to capture outsized funding prints over short windows.
Event Tactical
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Rate ROI calculator
Capital Efficient Directional - Low-cost underlying exposure
Gain leveraged directional exposure to the underlying asset (Long/Short) using YU.
Spec Directional
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AMM vaults
AMM Liquidity - Earn fees & rewards as a Vault LP
Provide liquidity to Boros pools to earn fees and incentives with rate exposure.
LP Vaults
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