Junior derivs q:
A defi options protocol offers a product with a 30% KO and a 90% KI with 1mo expiry on a worst of basket of BTC (70v) and ETH (85v).
Under the hood, they lend out deposits uncollateralized to instis and charge you 2% management + 15% performance. @bennpeifert
3/This bring me to something I have been thinking about. The current launched DeFi Options vaults have no one with real options experience. This must be why they products are so basic. They also always have someone else discuss options for them...........Amateur hour for sure
2/ From what i recall (hv 20+years TradFi experience) a 2year & done (left firm) TradFi Structured Products person only learned how to get coffee, lunch order & send termsheets.Typically they spent 3-6months in a trainee program. Many 2year &done people were asked to leave.
I need to research this more but at first glance the DeFi Detective brings up some key points. I was wondering how they had such a surge in TVL so quick. From what I read the main founder had 2 years experience on the structured products desk of a Global bank.
Why would any sensible person do this and pay @cega_fi 3.5% in fees?
To trick users into trusting the protocol.
Maybe to incentivize users to lend them more capital to borrow? Maybe to pump their bags?
It’s unclear exactly how much TVL is being churned like this. 16/n
Let's look one step further. The biggest depositor is 3mrFA..., who has $6M in deposited funds. This is the same address as the market maker who has been winning most of their auctions, receiving a total of $18M of loans from @cega_fi . 16/n
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