# IPOR **Published by:** [pve4849](https://paragraph.com/@pve4849/) **Published on:** 2022-12-26 **URL:** https://paragraph.com/@pve4849/ipor ## Content Whats IPOR? *IPOR refers to a set of protocols, smart contracts, and software that forms a set of Decentralized Applications (DApps) for Decentralized Finance (DeFi) focused on interest rate derivatives. First, the IPOR rates are meant to be a public good. ***Why is it matter? **Speculators are able to long/short interest rates. With IPOR Interest Rate Derivatives this will be possible with leverage. Through the use of interest rate derivatives the trader is able to capture a risk free arbitrage between two stablecoins.*IPOR is a composite of the interest rates from multiple credit market. if u want to hedge your loans & cover basis risk you would need to distribute your loans between multiple markets to closely follow the IPOR Or alternatively use products that use IPOR as an interest rate. *IPOR Manifesto If interested and wish to undertand better the purpose and ethos of the IPOR protocol, Read Below https://ipor.io/manifesto Project links: Twitter Discord Website Crew3 ## Publication Information - [pve4849](https://paragraph.com/@pve4849/): Publication homepage - [All Posts](https://paragraph.com/@pve4849/): More posts from this publication - [RSS Feed](https://api.paragraph.com/blogs/rss/@pve4849): Subscribe to updates