The trade behind the numbers

SOL funding rates, explained

Every venue prices SOL funding on its own book and its own clock. The gap between the cheapest and the richest is the whole trade — here is where it sits today, and what is left of it after fees.

How the SOL spread is traded

21 venues
Long legBybit-0.0167%every 8h · the venue pays you
Short legExtended0.0013%every 1h · the venue pays you
Gross spread29.64%annualized, before costs
Round-trip fee$2.10both legs, per $1,000
Net APR18.69%what you keep, 7-day hold
Break-even hold62hclose sooner and the fee wins

Why the gap exists

A perpetual future never expires, so exchanges tether it to spot with a funding payment: a positive rate means longs pay shorts, a negative one means shorts pay longs. Every venue sets its own rate, on its own schedule, from its own order book — so the same contract can pay on one exchange and charge on another at the very same minute.

Hold both legs in equal size and the price risk cancels: whatever SOL does, one leg gains what the other loses. What is left is the funding difference — an annualized 29.64% here, 18.69% once the round-trip fee of $2.10 per $1,000 is paid. Close before roughly 62 hours and it loses money however wide the spread looks — which is why break-even sits next to every number.

See the same maths applied across every coin on the strategy board and the markets table.

Questions about SOL funding

What is the SOL funding rate right now?
Bybit is paying -0.0167% per 8h, while Extended charges 0.0013% per 1h. The table above lists the current rate on all 21 venues that quote SOL perpetuals.
Which exchange has the best SOL funding rate?
It depends on your side. A long pays least on Bybit; a short earns most on Extended. Running both at once captures the gap between them without taking a directional bet on SOL.
How is the annualized SOL funding APR calculated?
Each venue pays funding on its own schedule — hourly, four-hourly or eight-hourly. We normalize every rate to a common period and compound it over a year, so venues on different schedules can be compared on one axis. Fees are then subtracted over the intended hold to give the net APR.
Is SOL funding arbitrage risk-free?
No. The price risk is hedged, but fees, a rate that flips mid-hold, liquidation on one leg through margin imbalance, withdrawal delays and exchange risk all remain. Net APR and break-even tell you whether the trade survives its own costs — not whether the venues survive.