Re: [USD and BTC needed]People are ready to pay high to trade. Take advantage of it!
If I'm reading the interest rates correctly, if compounded, they are already higher than Pirate's old interest rates 
if you turn on the auto lend feature you lend the money you earn each day but currently we don't have a continuous compound system, this topic is discussed here https://community.bitfinex.com/showthread.php/99-Interest-time-and-fairness