What is the average US500 funding rate today?

On 2026-10-07, US500 funding averaged -0.0065% 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.

US500 Funding Rate History: 7-Day Chart and Averages

Name: US500 funding rate history
Creator: ArbTide

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Since 2026-10-02 13:00 UTC, US500 funding averaged 0.0006% 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 -0.0023% per 8 hours.

Funding history

ExchangeMinus (long on)

US500 average across exchanges, funding per 8h

Now: -0.0088%
Average: 0.0006%
Highest hour: 0.0034%
Lowest hour: -0.0097%

Daily heatmap by exchange

Each cell is one exchange’s average US500 funding for one UTC day. A row that stays green is an exchange where longs keep paying; a column that turns red is a day the whole market flipped.

Shorts pay longsLongs pay shortsFigures are the daily average funding in % per 8 hours; steps at 0.005%, 0.02%, 0.05%, 0.15%.

US500 daily average funding rate in % per 8 hours, by exchange and UTC day
Exchange	FriOct 2	SatOct 3	SunOct 4	MonOct 5	TueOct 6	WedOct 7
All exchangesaverage	-0.002	+0.003	+0.003	+0.002	0.000	-0.006
OKX	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	+0.005	+0.002
Lighter	+0.003	+0.003	+0.003	+0.003	+0.003	0.000
Paradex	-0.008	+0.005	+0.005	+0.002	-0.008	-0.022

Average by exchange

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OKX
0.0005%
Now, per 8h
Market
US500/USDT:USDT
24h average
0.0066%
30-day average
0.0013%
Lighter
0.0000%
Now, per 8h
Market
US500/USDC:USDC
24h average
0.0016%
30-day average
0.0029%
Paradex
-0.0258%
Now, per 8h
Market
US500/USD:USDC
24h average
-0.0170%
30-day average
-0.0023%

US500 funding averages by exchange

OKX	US500/USDT:USDT	0.0005%	0.0066%	0.0013%
Lighter	US500/USDC:USDC	0.0000%	0.0016%	0.0029%
Paradex	US500/USD:USDC	-0.0258%	-0.0170%	-0.0023%

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Daily averages

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2026-10-07
-0.0065%
Average per 8h
Lowest hour
-0.0097%
Highest hour
-0.0030%
2026-10-06
0.0002%
Average per 8h
Lowest hour
-0.0028%
Highest hour
0.0034%
2026-10-05
0.0018%
Average per 8h
Lowest hour
0.0000%
Highest hour
0.0027%
2026-10-04
0.0027%
Average per 8h
Lowest hour
0.0027%
Highest hour
0.0027%
2026-10-03
0.0026%
Average per 8h
Lowest hour
0.0005%
Highest hour
0.0027%
2026-10-02
-0.0015%
Average per 8h
Lowest hour
-0.0042%
Highest hour
0.0008%

US500 daily funding averages

2026-10-07	-0.0065%	-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%

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Frequently asked questions

What is the average US500 funding rate today?: On 2026-10-07, US500 funding averaged -0.0065% 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.