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Cash-and-Carry Arbitrage
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Verified: May 27, 2026Lexicon Core Definition
A strategy that simultaneously buys spot and sells a futures contract at a premium, earning the basis as risk-adjusted yield when held to delivery; in crypto, adapted as spot + short perpetual to earn positive funding rate.
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A strategy that simultaneously buys spot and sells a futures contract at a premium, earning the basis as risk-adjusted yield when held to delivery; in crypto, adapted as spot + short perpetual to earn positive funding rate. Full explanation coming soon when Journey 24 content is ingested.