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Funding Rates

15-minute funding intervals keep the perp price anchored to the oracle.

Funding keeps the perp price anchored to the oracle. Without it, one-sided sentiment causes the orderbook price to drift from fair value.

Mechanism

Every 15 minutes during live games (faster than crypto's 8-hour standard, because sports prices move faster):

Funding Rate = clamp( VWAP_mid_price − Oracle_Index_Price, −0.5%, +0.5% )

If perp trades above oracle → longs pay shorts. Below oracle → shorts pay longs. Capped at ±0.5% per interval.

Live Games — 15-minute intervals. Fast enough to compensate LPs, not so fast it discourages traders.

Pre-Game — 1-hour intervals. Prices more stable before kickoff. Uses pre-game sportsbook lines.

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