Arcus vs Gate.io funding arbitrage

42 shared markets · net of estimated fees

Arcus vs Gate.io Funding Arbitrage

42 shared markets · net of estimated fees · updated every few minutes

Arcus and Gate.io both quote 42 of the same perpetual markets, so a delta-neutral position can be split across the two and collect the difference in their funding. The widest spread on a market with real depth is HYPE — long Gate.io / short Arcus at 9.6% net APR — but the median across all shared markets is 2.0%, which is the number worth planning around.

Shared markets42quoted on both
Best net APR9.6%on $1M+ volume
Median net APR2.0%plan around this
With real depth25of 42 markets

The long leg is whichever venue prices funding lower for that market. It is a property of the MARKET, not of the exchange, and it flips as rates move: here 3 markets go long on Arcus and 39 on Gate.io. 10 markets clear 5% net APR, 8 clear 10%.

How this pair behaves

Arcus pays funding every 1h on 59 markets; Gate.io pays every 8h on 231 markets and every 4h on 201 markets. The two clocks differ, so one leg settles while the other is still accruing: a position held for only a few hours can pay one side without ever collecting from the other. Arcus quotes 59 perpetual markets in total and Gate.io quotes 434; the 42 they share are what this page ranks. Across its own book Arcus runs a median funding rate of 4.4% and Gate.io 6.1%, so the edge here comes from individual markets rather than from a standing gap between the venues.

Spreads by market

top 25 of 42 by net APR
MarketLongShortNet APRGross7d avgThin leg vol
CASHCATGate.ioArcus91.4%98.9%+21.2%$734K
WGate.ioArcus53.6%56.9%+49.2%$80K
PONSGate.ioArcus32.8%36.6%+12.9%$672K
DYDXGate.ioArcus30.1%33.8%+0.6%$114K
USELESSGate.ioArcus19.3%22.7%+10.9%$322K
LINKGate.ioArcus15.9%18.6%+6.6%$89K
AAVEGate.ioArcus11.2%14.2%+1.0%$379K
DOGEGate.ioArcus11.0%13.6%+4.7%$138K
HYPEGate.ioArcus9.6%12.0%+5.4%$6.7M
XRPArcusGate.io5.2%7.8%-7.6%$2.4M
UNIGate.ioArcus4.3%7.1%+9.2%$756K
DRAMArcusGate.io4.0%6.8%-1.2%$2.4M
GOOGLArcusGate.io3.7%6.0%-14.7%$4.1M
ZECGate.ioArcus2.4%4.8%+1.8%$7.2M
SPYGate.ioArcus2.2%4.4%+6.8%$3.7M
AAPLGate.ioArcus2.2%4.4%-1.0%$3.2M
NVDAGate.ioArcus2.1%4.4%+5.7%$17.6M
MRNAGate.ioArcus2.1%4.4%+8.0%$486K
QQQGate.ioArcus2.0%4.4%-0.7%$23.4M
TSLAGate.ioArcus2.0%4.4%+6.6%$4.0M
AMDGate.ioArcus2.0%4.4%+23.1%$1.9M
HOODGate.ioArcus2.0%4.4%+9.9%$2.1M
SNDKGate.ioArcus2.0%4.4%+13.3%$22.9M
MSFTGate.ioArcus2.0%4.4%+3.5%$1.9M
METAGate.ioArcus2.0%4.4%+18.8%$1.6M
42 markets between these two venues · 10 at 5%+ net APR

Net APR subtracts entry and exit fees, both legs' bid/ask spread and estimated slippage from the gross funding spread. The 7-day average is historical gross funding for the same pair: a current rate close to it suggests the spread has persisted, one far above it is usually a spike that will decay.

Arcus vs Gate.io — FAQ

How many markets can you arbitrage between Arcus and Gate.io?

42 perpetual markets are quoted on both Arcus and Gate.io right now. 10 of them show a net spread of at least 5% APR after estimated fees, and 25 have at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg.

What is the best Arcus / Gate.io funding spread right now?

HYPE: long Gate.io and short Arcus for about 9.6% net APR after estimated fees, counting only markets with at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg. The median across all 42 shared markets is 2.0%, so the top of the list is not typical.

Which side pays on the Arcus / Gate.io pair?

It varies by market: Arcus is the long (funding-receiving) leg in 3 of the shared markets and Gate.io in the other 39. The direction is set per market by which venue currently prices funding lower.

Trading the Arcus / Gate.io spread

The trade is one position split across two venues: long the exchange paying the more negative funding, short the one paying the more positive, in the same size. What limits it is not the headline APR but the smaller leg's liquidity, the fees on both sides, and how long the spread survives — funding decays and flips, often within hours. Venue detail: Arcus funding rates · Gate.io funding rates; the full calculation is in the methodology.

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