Arcus vs Risex funding arbitrage

24 shared markets · net of estimated fees

Arcus vs Risex Funding Arbitrage

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

Arcus and Risex both quote 24 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 DRAM — long Risex / short Arcus at 181.0% net APR — but the median across all shared markets is 3.7%, which is the number worth planning around.

Shared markets24quoted on both
Best net APR181.0%on $1M+ volume
Median net APR3.7%plan around this
With real depth13of 24 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 2 markets go long on Arcus and 22 on Risex. 11 markets clear 5% net APR, 9 clear 10%.

How this pair behaves

Arcus pays funding every 1h on 59 markets; Risex pays every 1h on 43 markets. Both sides settle on the same clock, so a position opened here collects or pays on both legs at once — the spread you see is the spread you get. Arcus quotes 59 perpetual markets in total and Risex quotes 43; the 24 they share are what this page ranks. Across its own book Arcus runs a median funding rate of 4.4% and Risex 0.0% — the two sit on opposite sides of zero, which is why this combination throws up spreads at all.

Spreads by market

top 24 of 24 by net APR
MarketLongShortNet APRGross7d avgThin leg vol
DRAMRisexArcus181.0%183.4%+0.5%$1.1M
MURisexArcus111.8%113.8%+5.1%$785K
INTCRisexArcus36.6%38.7%+16.5%$321K
QQQRisexArcus30.3%32.0%+9.0%$5.6M
AAVERisexArcus20.3%22.9%+3.8%$126K
ZECRisexArcus18.5%20.3%+10.9%$1.9M
NVDARisexArcus15.3%17.3%-0.2%$4.6M
HYPERisexArcus14.6%16.7%-0.3%$3.9M
TSLARisexArcus12.6%14.5%+6.5%$1.1M
ETHArcusRisex8.9%10.6%-9.0%$9.8M
NEARArcusRisex5.9%8.2%-2.4%$1.9M
PUMPRisexArcus4.8%6.9%-2.5%$616K
SPYRisexArcus2.7%4.4%+7.7%$6.4M
GOOGLRisexArcus2.7%4.4%+7.1%$1.4M
SPCXRisexArcus2.6%4.4%+9.8%$1.2M
SOLRisexArcus2.5%4.3%+11.0%$1.3M
HOODRisexArcus2.5%4.4%+2.5%$192K
METARisexArcus2.5%4.4%+11.4%$883K
BNBRisexArcus2.5%4.4%-0.5%$253K
SNDKRisexArcus2.3%4.4%-0.4%$2.0M
CRCLRisexArcus2.2%4.4%+9.8%$215K
ONDORisexArcus2.0%4.8%+1.9%$160K
MSTRRisexArcus1.8%4.4%+11.9%$524K
TAORisexArcus1.2%3.3%+8.0%$198K
24 markets between these two venues · 11 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 Risex — FAQ

How many markets can you arbitrage between Arcus and Risex?

24 perpetual markets are quoted on both Arcus and Risex right now. 11 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 / Risex funding spread right now?

DRAM: long Risex and short Arcus for about 181.0% net APR after estimated fees, counting only markets with at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg. The median across all 24 shared markets is 3.7%, so the top of the list is not typical.

Which side pays on the Arcus / Risex pair?

It varies by market: Arcus is the long (funding-receiving) leg in 2 of the shared markets and Risex in the other 22. The direction is set per market by which venue currently prices funding lower.

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

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