Binance Insurance Fund
Last updated
Last updated
According to Binance's documentation:
Definition
The Contract Risk Protection Fund is a safeguard mechanism designed to limit the impact of counterparty liquidations. It protects traders from adverse losses caused by bankrupt positions and ensures that profits from winning positions are fully paid out to the profitable traders.
Source of Funds
When a position is liquidated, unless the position becomes a bankrupt one after liquidation, the remaining assets (after deducting the portion required to maintain the position) are charged as liquidation fees by Binance. A portion of these fees is allocated to the Contract Risk Protection Fund.
Perpetual contracts operate as a zero-sum market: for every gain, there is a corresponding loss. During extreme market conditions, if the losing side's margin is insufficient to fully cover the profits of the winning side, the Binance Insurance Fund steps in to make up the difference. Therefore, the Insurance Fund typically decreases only after extreme leveraged liquidations occur.
The Binance Insurance Fund tends to grow steadily over time. It decreases only during events of massive liquidations that result in user bankruptcies. When the Insurance Fund decreases, it indicates excessive short-term liquidations have occurred.
This is particularly effective when analyzing leveraged long positions:
A decrease in the Binance Insurance Fund often suggests a market that has been excessively cleared out, which may signal a short-term bottom.
