Arcus vs KuCoin funding arbitrage

36 shared markets · net of estimated fees

Arcus vs KuCoin Funding Arbitrage

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

Arcus and KuCoin both quote 36 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 SKHY — long KuCoin / short Arcus at 17.5% net APR — but the median across all shared markets is 1.6%, which is the number worth planning around.

Shared markets36quoted on both
Best net APR17.5%on $1M+ volume
Median net APR1.6%plan around this
With real depth13of 36 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 33 on KuCoin. 9 markets clear 5% net APR, 6 clear 10%.

How this pair behaves

Arcus pays funding every 1h on 59 markets; KuCoin pays every 4h on 233 markets and every 8h on 183 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 KuCoin quotes 417; the 36 they share are what this page ranks. Across its own book Arcus runs a median funding rate of 4.4% and KuCoin 10.9%, so the edge here comes from individual markets rather than from a standing gap between the venues.

Spreads by market

top 25 of 36 by net APR
MarketLongShortNet APRGross7d avgThin leg vol
CASHCATKuCoinArcus92.0%98.9%+19.3%$734K
PONSArcusKuCoin50.0%54.1%+6.6%$672K
BOTArcusKuCoin24.7%30.2%-20.6%$822K
SKHYKuCoinArcus17.5%20.9%+14.1%$1.5M
AAVEKuCoinArcus16.9%20.5%+0.8%$379K
USELESSKuCoinArcus14.1%17.8%-3.0%$322K
DYDXKuCoinArcus9.6%14.2%-9.1%$134K
ZECKuCoinArcus6.7%9.6%+0.2%$7.2M
XRPArcusKuCoin5.3%8.2%-2.7%$2.4M
BNBKuCoinArcus4.1%7.0%+3.6%$253K
UNIKuCoinArcus4.1%7.4%+2.3%$756K
SOLKuCoinArcus3.6%6.3%+6.3%$11.3M
SPYKuCoinArcus2.0%4.4%+6.8%$912K
QQQKuCoinArcus1.9%4.4%+4.2%$1.0M
GOOGLKuCoinArcus1.8%4.4%+17.6%$796K
AAPLKuCoinArcus1.8%4.4%+3.9%$760K
NVDAKuCoinArcus1.7%4.4%+4.0%$866K
SPCXKuCoinArcus1.6%4.4%+16.5%$7.9M
TSLAKuCoinArcus1.6%4.4%+7.3%$4.0M
INTCKuCoinArcus1.5%4.4%+14.2%$1.1M
CRCLKuCoinArcus1.5%4.4%+6.4%$2.2M
MUKuCoinArcus1.4%4.4%+7.8%$3.7M
SNDKKuCoinArcus1.4%4.4%+7.5%$8.8M
AMZNKuCoinArcus1.4%4.4%+9.2%$891K
DRAMKuCoinArcus1.4%4.4%+2.6%$621K
36 markets between these two venues · 9 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 KuCoin — FAQ

How many markets can you arbitrage between Arcus and KuCoin?

36 perpetual markets are quoted on both Arcus and KuCoin right now. 9 of them show a net spread of at least 5% APR after estimated fees, and 13 have at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg.

What is the best Arcus / KuCoin funding spread right now?

SKHY: long KuCoin and short Arcus for about 17.5% net APR after estimated fees, counting only markets with at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg. The median across all 36 shared markets is 1.6%, so the top of the list is not typical.

Which side pays on the Arcus / KuCoin pair?

It varies by market: Arcus is the long (funding-receiving) leg in 3 of the shared markets and KuCoin in the other 33. The direction is set per market by which venue currently prices funding lower.

Trading the Arcus / KuCoin 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 · KuCoin funding rates; the full calculation is in the methodology.

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