Lockup & withdrawals
The 24-hour post-deposit lockup, and the two ways to withdraw — single-asset or underlying basket.
Every Chamber deposit has a lockup of up to 24 hours, after which you can withdraw any time. Withdrawals work in one of two ways: cash out as a single asset (Chamber swaps the vault's holdings for you), or redeem a pro-rata slice of the actual underlying basket.
The 24-hour lockup
After a deposit, your vault shares are locked before you can withdraw them.
A fresh deposit (no existing position in the vault) starts a full 24-hour timer.
A top-up on top of an existing position applies a weighted lockup — the added lock time is proportional to how much you added relative to what you already held. A small top-up on a large existing position adds only a small amount of lock time (seconds or minutes). A large top-up adds something closer to the full 24 hours.
The gate applies to your whole balance in that vault, not just the new shares. During the lockup window, the entire position is locked.
The lockup applies to everyone, including the manager.
It's a flash-loan protection measure — it blocks same-block manipulation patterns. It is not a redemption queue or a manager-controlled gate. Once the window passes, your shares behave like any other ERC-20: you can withdraw, transfer, or hold.
Two withdrawal methods
When you open the Withdraw modal on a vault page, you pick one of two methods.
Single-asset withdrawal
You specify which asset you want out (usually USDC). The vault liquidates a pro-rata slice of its holdings and returns the target asset to you.
Pros. Simplest outcome — you get one clean token.
Cons. Involves internal swaps at current market rates, which means slippage and swap fees eat into your withdrawal. On a thin market or a volatile day, that can be noticeable.
Underlying basket withdrawal
You receive a pro-rata slice of whatever the vault currently holds — if the vault is 60% USDC / 30% WETH / 10% aUSDC, you get 60%/30%/10% of your share value in each.
Pros. No market swaps on plain token holdings — you get those out directly, no slippage or swap fees.
Caveat. If the vault holds LP tokens, lending positions, or other complex assets, the protocol still has to unwind them to hand you the underlying. That's not a market swap, but it costs gas for the unwind steps and, in some cases, protocol-side costs (e.g. unstaking, withdrawing from a lending pool).
Cons. You have to handle the basket yourself. Some positions aren't trivially tradeable out in one click — you may need to unwind them manually.
For most depositors, single-asset is the default. Use basket if the vault has a clean, liquid composition or if you want the individual positions for your own reasons.
The withdrawal flow
Open the vault page in the Chamber app.
Click Withdraw. You'll see your current share balance, its USD value, and any exit fee.
Pick the method — single-asset or underlying basket.
Enter the amount of shares to redeem. You can part-withdraw; you don't have to exit fully.
Sign the transaction. Assets return to your wallet once mined.
Fees on withdrawal
The vault's exit fee (0–2% depending on the vault, set by the manager) applies to both methods. Performance fees are already accounted for continuously and aren't re-charged at withdrawal. See Fees.
Common questions
What if the vault holds an illiquid asset when I want to withdraw? Single-asset withdrawal may have more slippage than usual; basket withdrawal hands you the illiquid token directly. In extreme cases (e.g. a single underlying market is frozen), withdrawals can be temporarily difficult — see Risks.
Can I withdraw a fraction of my shares? Yes. Enter any amount up to your balance.
Is there a withdrawal queue? No. Withdrawals are immediate once the lockup has passed. You don't wait for a manager action or a redemption window.
What if I deposit, then need to withdraw right away? You can't — the lockup is enforced onchain. For a fresh deposit that's up to 24 hours; for a small top-up on an existing position it can be much shorter. Plan around it rather than depositing funds you might urgently need.
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