Financing¶
When your offer matches, the discount you accept becomes the cost for financing.
How Financing Works¶
At Mint Time¶
When your offer matches:
Spread = Reference Price × Discount × Financing Years × Quantity
You Receive = Reference Price × (1 - Discount × Financing Years) × Quantity
- Spread is held in a financing account (not immediately earned)
- You receive the remainder as payment
Example:
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Quantity | 1,000 tokens |
| Reference Price | $100 |
| Clearing Discount | 5% |
| Financing Period | 36 months |
| You Receive | $85,000 |
| Spread Held | $15,000 |
Over the Financing Period¶
Spread accrues linearly over your financing period:
- 12 months: Faster accrual
- 36 months: Slower accrual
Regular accrual transfers a portion from financing to fees.
On Early Burns¶
If tokens burn before financing fully accrues:
- Unaccrued spread is refunded to you
- Accrued spread is not refunded
- Refund is proportional to burn quantity
Accrual Example¶
| Time | Days | Accrued | Remaining |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | 0 | $0 | $5,000 |
| 3 months | 90 | $1,233 | $3,767 |
| 6 months | 180 | $2,466 | $2,534 |
| 12 months | 365 | $5,000 | $0 |
Refund on Early Burn¶
Scenario: 6 months into a 12-month period, 20% of tokens burn.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Total financing | $5,000 |
| Accrued (6 months) | $2,500 |
| Remaining | $2,500 |
| Burn quantity | 20% |
| Refund | $500 (20% of $2,500) |
After this burn:
- Supply remaining: 800 tokens
- Remaining financing: $2,000
Refund vs Forfeit¶
Unearned financing is handled differently depending on how the obligation ends:
| Event | Unearned Financing |
|---|---|
| Burn (investor exits) | Refunded to you |
| Buy-Back (you exit) | Forfeited to platform fees |
Why the Difference?¶
- Burns: You didn't initiate the exit, so you get the unearned financing back
- Buy-Backs: You chose to exit early, so the unearned financing is forfeited as an early termination cost
Tracking Your Financing¶
Each fill tracks:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Total Financing | Spread collected at mint |
| Consumed | Amount accrued to fees |
| Refunded | Amount returned on early burns |
| Forfeited | Amount lost on buy-backs |
| End Date | When financing period ends |
Remaining = Total - Consumed - Refunded - Forfeited
Next Steps¶
- Settlement - How settlement works
- Buy-Backs - Retiring obligations early
- The Auction - How offers are matched