basis trade
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CME Treasury Link is a market-structure story, not a free basis-trade shortcut
CME’s planned Treasury Link may reduce legging risk between cash Treasuries and futures, but basis trades still depend on leverage, funding cost and liquidity.
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Crypto basis trades are not free yield
Basis and funding strategies can look market neutral, but they still carry execution, financing, liquidation, benchmark and unwind risks.
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Bitcoin futures basis is a signal, not free yield
Calendar spreads and basis trades can show institutional demand, but the spread is not a guaranteed return and can move against traders.
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Before trading crypto basis, understand the difference between CME futures and perpetual swaps
CME’s crypto futures pages highlight smaller Micro Bitcoin and Micro Ether contracts and the FAQ describes multi-asset ratio futures. The key for traders is contract sizing, expiry, margin and basis risk.
