Add PT-USDe-27NOV25 Market to FiRM
Summary
This proposal seeks to integrate the PT-USDe-27NOV25 token from Pendle as a collateral asset on FiRM, Inverse Finance’s fixed-rate lending protocol. Like the PT-sUSDe markets, this is a Principal Token representing the right to receive 1 USDe upon maturity, this time on November 27, 2025.
Background
Pendle Finance is a yield-trading platform that tokenizes yield-bearing assets into two components:
- Principal Tokens (PTs): redeemable for the underlying asset at maturity;
- Yield Tokens (YTs): which accrue the asset’s yield until expiry.
Price Feed
Similarly to the previously onboarded Pendle PT markets, we intend to use a discount to NAV price feed. This feed accounts for the zero-coupon nature of the PT by applying a fixed discount rate to par value that exponentially converges to $1 as maturity nears. Only two main parameters, discount rate and time (block #) of maturity, must be configured. Importantly, by setting a conservative discount rate, the protocol intentionally underprices the PT relative to potential market optimism, which is safer from a protocol risk perspective.
Business Case
Pendle PT markets for USDe and sUSDe have proven a massive success on FiRM, since it allows users to lock in a fixed yield against a fixed borrow rate. This success has been demonstrated with over $20m in debt between the USDe and sUSDe September PT markets currently. Onboarding the November PT allows for users to seamlessly roll over to the later maturity if they wish.