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 XMR does, one leg gains what the other loses. What is left is the funding difference — an annualized 32.92% here, 19.36% once the round-trip fee of $2.60 per $1,000 is paid. Close before roughly 69 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.

What is the XMR funding rate right now?

Ethereal is paying 0.0008% per 1h, while Backpack charges 0.0045% per 1h. The table above lists the current rate on all 14 venues that quote XMR perpetuals.

Which exchange has the best XMR funding rate?

It depends on your side. A long pays least on Ethereal; a short earns most on Backpack. Running both at once captures the gap between them without taking a directional bet on XMR.

How is the annualized XMR 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 XMR 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.