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What is the funding rate for stock derivatives? Why is it said to be the holding cost that ordinary traders are most likely to overlook?

When trading stock derivatives contracts, most people only focus on the opening price, leverage, and transaction fees, while neglecting the third cost: the funding rate. It is a fee that is periodically paid between long and short positions, with the specific settlement cycle and rate level determined by the rules of each exchange—when your position is opposite to the market direction, you have to pay the counterparty, and when your position aligns with the market direction, the counterparty pays you. In a one-sided market, this fee may significantly increase. This article clarifies the mechanism of the funding rate, how to read it, and its relationship with the position direction.

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Nov 3, 20265 min

During the U.S. stock market closure, how can we observe the prices and holding data of tokenized assets?

After the US stock market closes, whether it's during the day on a weekday in Beijing time or on the weekend, traditional traders usually have to wait for the next opening. However, in the cryptocurrency market, trading periods typically do not completely stop when the US stock market is closed: during the several hours from the close of each trading day to the opening of the next day, and throughout the entire weekend, tokenized stocks form their own prices, trading volumes, and position changes, which then realign with traditional market prices before and after the opening. For traders accustomed to conducting pre-market research and making overnight position judgments, this is a previously non-existent data area. This article clarifies where to find this data, how to interpret it, and what pitfalls to watch out for.