STABLE funding rates, explained
Every venue prices STABLE 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.
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 STABLE does, one leg gains what the other loses. What is left is the funding difference — an annualized 189.58% here, 178.63% once the round-trip fee of $2.10 per $1,000 is paid. Close before roughly 10 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 STABLE funding
- What is the STABLE funding rate right now?
- Bybit is paying -0.0816% per 4h, while Aster charges 0.0013% per 1h. The table above lists the current rate on all 9 venues that quote STABLE perpetuals.
- Which exchange has the best STABLE funding rate?
- It depends on your side. A long pays least on Bybit; a short earns most on Aster. Running both at once captures the gap between them without taking a directional bet on STABLE.
- How is the annualized STABLE 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 STABLE 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.