What is the average US500 funding rate today?

On 2026-10-08, US500 funding averaged 0.0121% per 8 hours across exchanges, between 0.0118% and 0.0125% hourly.

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

OKX, with an average of 0.0044% 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 0.0008% per 8 hours across all 3 exchanges that list it, with hourly averages ranging from -0.0097% to 0.0125%. The highest average was on OKX at 0.0044% per 8 hours and the lowest on Paradex at -0.0049% per 8 hours.

Funding history

ExchangeMinus (long on)

US500 on Lighter, funding per 8h

Now: 0.0032%
Average: 0.0029%
Highest hour: 0.0032%
Lowest hour: -0.0049%

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	ThuOct 8
All exchangesaverage	-0.002	+0.003	+0.003	+0.002	0.000	-0.004	+0.012
OKX	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	+0.005	+0.012	+0.057
Lighter	+0.003	+0.003	+0.003	+0.003	+0.003	+0.002	+0.003
Paradex	-0.008	+0.005	+0.005	+0.002	-0.008	-0.024	-0.024

Average by exchange

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OKX
0.0610%
Now, per 8h
Market
US500/USDT:USDT
24h average
0.0191%
7-day average
0.0044%
Lighter
0.0032%
Now, per 8h
Market
US500/USDC:USDC
24h average
0.0017%
7-day average
0.0029%
Paradex
-0.0268%
Now, per 8h
Market
US500/USD:USDC
24h average
-0.0255%
7-day average
-0.0049%

US500 funding averages by exchange

OKX	US500/USDT:USDT	0.0610%	0.0191%	0.0044%
Lighter	US500/USDC:USDC	0.0032%	0.0017%	0.0029%
Paradex	US500/USD:USDC	-0.0268%	-0.0255%	-0.0049%

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Daily averages

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2026-10-08
0.0121%
Average per 8h
Lowest hour
0.0118%
Highest hour
0.0125%
2026-10-07
-0.0036%
Average per 8h
Lowest hour
-0.0097%
Highest hour
0.0115%
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

2026-10-08	0.0121%	0.0118%	0.0125%
2026-10-07	-0.0036%	-0.0097%	0.0115%
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 2026-10-08, US500 funding averaged 0.0121% per 8 hours across exchanges, between 0.0118% and 0.0125% hourly.
Which exchange paid the highest US500 funding over the last 7 days?: OKX, with an average of 0.0044% 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.