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title: Ethereum Spot ETF Basis Trade
url: https://www.ml-quant.com/papers/ssrn/4879674/
site: ML-Quant (https://www.ml-quant.com)
updated: 2026-09-26
license: Summaries CC BY 4.0; links go to the original sources
index: https://www.ml-quant.com/llms.txt
identifier: SSRN 4879674
source_url: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4879674
featured: 2024-07-03
citations: unknown
topic: Crypto & DeFi
---


# Ethereum Spot ETF Basis Trade

The study examines the possible profits and risks of basis trading with Ethereum futures contracts after the launch of Ethereum spot ETFs, and suggests alternative trading strategies and further research on long-term profitability.

- Source: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4879674
- Identifier: SSRN 4879674
- Released: 2024-06-28
- First featured: Quant Letter No. 55 (2024-07-03): https://www.ml-quant.com/issues/2024-07-03/
- Citations (Semantic Scholar): not tracked
- Published in: not yet
- Topic: Crypto & DeFi

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