Glossary
Basis Spread Monitor
A basis spread monitor tracks the price difference between a futures market and its reference spot market.
Plain-English meaning
In this game, Basis Spread Monitor is used as a vocabulary card for recognizing how market and technology concepts fit together. The short idea is: tracks futures and spot gap.
The term is not shown as a recommendation. It is included so players can learn the language they may see in exchange interfaces, wallet prompts, research notes, AI product pages, or on-chain analytics dashboards.
Why it belongs with Perpetual Futures Risk
These concepts help explain market imbalance, funding cadence, futures basis, and loss allocation in perpetual futures systems.
When solving the puzzle, compare the job this term performs with nearby cards. A correct group usually shares a function, risk type, workflow, or market structure rather than simply sharing similar wording.
Where you might see it
You might encounter this term while reading educational explainers, product documentation, risk disclosures, market dashboards, or beginner guides. Always separate vocabulary learning from financial decision-making.