PTB funding rate — Binance, Bitget, Gate and Kraken compared

Live as of 2026-10-24 16:33 (UTC+8). Highest venue: Gate at 109.9% annualized.

Gate pays shorts the most on PTB right now at 109.9% annualized, while Binance sits at 0.0%. The spread between venues is 109.9 percentage points, which matters: on a $1,000 position the difference between shorting Gate and Binance is about $91.62 a month at current rates.

ExchangeRate / periodIntervalAnnualized24h volume
Gate 0.0502%4h 109.9%$1.8M Trade
Binance 0.0000%8h 0.0%$24.2M Trade

What this means for a market-neutral trade

A funding arbitrage position buys the spot asset and shorts the perpetual on the same venue, so price moves cancel out and the funding payment becomes the return. Taker fees on both legs cost about 0.32% of notional round trip, so the current rate needs roughly 1.1 days to pay that back. If the rate does not hold that long, the trade loses money even while the funding prints positive. The 24 hour median across venues is 11.0% annualized and the best venue is now at 109.9%, so today's level is above its own recent average.

Over the last 24 hours the best annualized rate on PTB ranged from -999.0% to 906.7%, with a median of 11.0% across 184 samples. That range matters more than the spot number: a rate that spikes for one hour and collapses the next does not pay for the round trip.

Last 24 hours

Time (UTC+8)Best annualized
10-24 05:0311.0%
10-24 05:3311.0%
10-24 06:0311.0%
10-24 06:3311.0%
10-24 07:0311.0%
10-24 07:3311.0%
10-24 08:0311.0%
10-24 08:3311.0%
10-24 09:0311.0%
10-24 09:3311.0%
10-24 10:0311.0%
10-24 10:3311.0%
10-24 11:0311.0%
10-24 11:3311.0%
10-24 12:0311.0%
10-24 12:335.0%
10-24 13:03122.6%
10-24 13:3379.5%
10-24 14:03182.9%
10-24 14:3399.0%
10-24 15:0353.0%
10-24 15:3324.7%
10-24 16:03906.7%
10-24 16:33109.9%

How these numbers are calculated

Rates come straight from each exchange's public API and are re-read every hour. Annualized figures multiply the per-period rate by the number of periods in a year, which is 8,760 for an hourly venue and 1,095 for an eight-hour one. Volume is 24 hour quote volume, so it reflects dollar turnover you can actually trade against. Contracts with less than $1M of turnover are excluded from the ranking because their rates are usually noise.

Questions

What is the PTB funding rate right now?

Gate shows the highest PTB perpetual funding at 109.9% annualized (0.0502% per 4 hours). Binance shows the lowest at 0.0%.

Which exchange is best for shorting PTB perpetuals?

On funding alone it is Gate at 109.9% annualized. Check depth on your size first: 24 hour volume there is $1.8M.

How long does it take to cover trading fees?

At the current best rate the 0.32% round-trip fee is covered in roughly 1.1 days.

Is funding arbitrage risk free?

No. You still carry basis risk, exchange and custody risk, and the rate itself can flip sign.

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