xStocks on HyperCore: why a spot leg compresses equity perp funding
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xStocks (1:1 backed by shares at regulated custodians) now trade on HyperCore's orderbook, so traders can buy the underlying and short the HIP-3 perp on one venue. Arbs compress funding toward fair value, making the perp a hedging instrument.
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Five tokenized equities and ETFs live at launch
Funding was running hot because HIP-3 equity perps had no spot leg
Spot and derivative now share one 24/7 orderbook
xStocks just went live on HyperCore!
Why it matters:
- @xStocksFi = onchain equities 1:1 collateralized by real shares at regulated custodians.
- Now live on HyperCore’s native orderbook, aka the same execution layer as the perps.
- Until now HIP-3 equity perps had no local spot leg. We hence saw one-sided flow and funding rates running hot with nothing to arb it back down. An unsustainable situation that ends today.
- Spot equities now let you buy the underlying and short the perp on the same venue, allowing arbs to compress funding toward fair value, and resulting in perps track reality instead of pure positioning dynamics.
- Tighter funding means the perp becomes a real hedging instrument, not just a leveraged way to speculate.
It literally took TradFi decades and a highly inefficient stack of intermediaries to wire spot and derivatives together.
@HyperliquidX now just has it natively, live 24/7.
The everything exchange is maturing.
Hyperliquid.
Five tickers are live:
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xStocks is now live on @HyperliquidX. Our first deployment on HyperCore starts with a total of 5 tokenized equities and ETFs, including the leaders in open interest across HIP-3 perps. 24/7 liquidity. Meeting traders where they already are. With more assets to come. t.c
xStocks is now live on @HyperliquidX. Our first deployment on HyperCore starts with a total of 5 tokenized equities and ETFs, including the leaders in open interest across HIP-3 perps. 24/7 liquidity. Meeting traders where they already are. With more assets to come. t.c
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