# SAHARA Funding Rates

As of 2026-10-05 12:26 UTC, SAHARA perpetual funding averages 0.0093% per 8 hours (10.14% APR) across all 16 exchanges that list it, weighted by 24h volume (median 0.0100%). Highest: Extended at 0.0013% per 1h (11.39% APR). Lowest: Deepcoin at -0.0050% per 8h (-5.47% APR). Going long on Deepcoin and short on Extended collects a gross spread of 0.0154% per 8 hours (16.86% APR) before fees.

## Funding rate by exchange

| Exchange | Market | Funding rate | Interval | APR | Next funding |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Extended](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/sahara/extended) | [SAHARA/USDC:USDC](https://app.extended.exchange/perp/SAHARA-USD) | 0.0013% | 1h | 11.39% | 2026-10-05 13:00 UTC |
| [XT.COM](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/sahara/xt) | [SAHARA/USDT:USDT](https://www.xt.com/en/futures/trade/sahara_usdt) | 0.0050% | 4h | 10.97% | 2026-10-05 16:00 UTC |
| [Binance](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/sahara/binance) | [SAHARA/USDT:USDT](https://www.binance.com/en/futures/SAHARAUSDT) | 0.0050% | 4h | 10.95% | 2026-10-05 16:00 UTC |
| [Bybit](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/sahara/bybit) | [SAHARA/USDT:USDT](https://www.bybit.com/trade/usdt/SAHARAUSDT) | 0.0050% | 4h | 10.95% | 2026-10-05 16:00 UTC |
| [OKX](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/sahara/okx) | [SAHARA/USDT:USDT](https://www.okx.com/trade-swap/sahara-usdt-swap) | 0.0050% | 4h | 10.95% | 2026-10-05 16:00 UTC |
| [Bitget](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/sahara/bitget) | [SAHARA/USDT:USDT](https://www.bitget.com/futures/usdt/SAHARAUSDT) | 0.0050% | 4h | 10.95% | — |
| [Gate](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/sahara/gate) | [SAHARA/USDT:USDT](https://www.gate.com/futures/USDT/SAHARA_USDT) | 0.0100% | 8h | 10.95% | 2026-10-05 16:00 UTC |
| [KuCoin](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/sahara/kucoin) | [SAHARA/USDT:USDT](https://www.kucoin.com/trade/futures/SAHARAUSDTM) | 0.0050% | 4h | 10.95% | 2026-10-05 16:00 UTC |
| [MEXC](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/sahara/mexc) | [SAHARA/USDT:USDT](https://www.mexc.com/futures/SAHARA_USDT) | 0.0050% | 4h | 10.95% | 2026-10-05 16:00 UTC |
| [BingX](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/sahara/bingx) | [SAHARA/USDT:USDT](https://bingx.com/en/perpetual/SAHARA-USDT) | 0.0050% | 4h | 10.95% | — |
| [WhiteBIT](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/sahara/whitebit) | [SAHARA/USDT:USDT](https://whitebit.com/trade/SAHARA-PERP?type=futures) | 0.0050% | 4h | 10.95% | 2026-10-05 16:00 UTC |
| [LBank](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/sahara/lbank) | [SAHARA/USDT:USDT](https://www.lbank.com/futures/saharausdt) | 0.0050% | 4h | 10.95% | 2026-10-05 16:00 UTC |
| [WEEX](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/sahara/weex) | [SAHARA/USDT:USDT](https://www.weex.com/futures/SAHARA-USDT) | 0.0050% | 4h | 10.95% | 2026-10-05 12:26 UTC |
| [Toobit](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/sahara/toobit) | [SAHARA/USDT:USDT](https://www.toobit.com/en-US/futures/SAHARA-SWAP-USDT) | 0.0050% | 4h | 10.95% | 2026-10-05 16:00 UTC |
| [Aster](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/sahara/aster) | [SAHARA/USDT:USDT](https://www.asterdex.com/en/trade/pro/futures/SAHARAUSDT) | 0.0050% | 4h | 10.95% | — |
| [Deepcoin](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/sahara/deepcoin) | [SAHARA/USDT:USDT](https://www.deepcoin.com/en/swap/SAHARA-USDT) | -0.0050% | 8h | -5.47% | — |

## Frequently asked questions

### Is the SAHARA funding rate positive right now?

Mostly yes. SAHARA funding is positive on 15 of the 16 exchanges, which means longs are paying shorts on those venues.

### Which exchange has the highest SAHARA funding rate?

Extended at 0.0013% per 1h (11.39% APR). The lowest is Deepcoin at -0.0050% per 8h (-5.47% APR).

### What is the SAHARA funding arbitrage spread?

The gross spread is 0.0154% per 8 hours (16.86% APR): long SAHARA on Deepcoin and short on Extended. Trading fees, slippage and price basis reduce the net return.

### How often is SAHARA funding paid?

SAHARA funding is paid every 8 hours on Gate and Deepcoin; every 4 hours on XT.COM, Binance, Bybit, OKX, Bitget, KuCoin, MEXC, BingX, WhiteBIT, LBank, WEEX, Toobit, and Aster; every hour on Extended. Rates on this page are also shown as APR so they can be compared directly.