# US500 Funding Rate History: 7-Day Chart and Averages

Since 2026-10-02 13:00 UTC, US500 funding averaged 0.0005% per 8 hours across all 3 exchanges that list it, with hourly averages ranging from -0.0097% to 0.0034%. The highest average was on Lighter at 0.0029% per 8 hours and the lowest on Paradex at -0.0025% per 8 hours.

## Average by exchange

| Exchange | Market | Now, per 8h | 24h average | 7-day average |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lighter](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/us500/lighter) | [US500/USDC:USDC](https://app.lighter.xyz/trade/US500) | 0.0032% | 0.0017% | 0.0029% |
| [OKX](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/us500/okx) | [US500/USDT:USDT](https://www.okx.com/trade-swap/us500-usdt-swap) | 0.0000% | 0.0065% | 0.0013% |
| [Paradex](https://arbtide.com/funding-rates/us500/paradex) | [US500/USD:USDC](https://app.paradex.trade/trade/US500-USD-PERP) | -0.0266% | -0.0183% | -0.0025% |

## Daily average by exchange, per 8 hours

| Exchange | Oct 7 | Oct 6 | Oct 5 | Oct 4 | Oct 3 | Oct 2 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lighter | 0.0006% | 0.0032% | 0.0030% | 0.0032% | 0.0032% | 0.0032% |
| OKX | 0.0019% | 0.0055% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% | 0.0000% |
| Paradex | -0.0223% | -0.0081% | 0.0023% | 0.0050% | 0.0046% | -0.0078% |

## Daily averages

| Date (UTC) | Average per 8h | Lowest hour | Highest hour |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-07 | -0.0066% | -0.0097% | -0.0030% |
| 2026-10-06 | 0.0002% | -0.0028% | 0.0034% |
| 2026-10-05 | 0.0018% | 0.0000% | 0.0027% |
| 2026-10-04 | 0.0027% | 0.0027% | 0.0027% |
| 2026-10-03 | 0.0026% | 0.0005% | 0.0027% |
| 2026-10-02 | -0.0015% | -0.0042% | 0.0008% |

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the average US500 funding rate today?

On 2026-10-07, US500 funding averaged -0.0066% per 8 hours across exchanges, between -0.0097% and -0.0030% hourly.

### Which exchange paid the highest US500 funding over the last 7 days?

Lighter, with an average of 0.0029% per 8 hours.

### How is funding rate history calculated?

ArbTide stores every exchange funding rate every 5 minutes, then averages it per hour and across exchanges. Every value is converted to an 8-hour rate, the interval most exchanges use, so hourly and 8-hour venues compare directly.