BackPack vs Bybit Funding Arbitrage
40 shared markets · net of estimated fees · updated every few minutesBackPack and Bybit both quote 40 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 Bybit / short BackPack at 11.4% net APR — but the median across all shared markets is 13.3%, which is the number worth planning around.
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 8 markets go long on BackPack and 32 on Bybit. 31 markets clear 5% net APR, 25 clear 10%.
How this pair behaves
BackPack pays funding every 1h on 61 markets; Bybit pays every 8h on 249 markets and every 4h on 204 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. BackPack quotes 61 perpetual markets in total and Bybit quotes 454; the 40 they share are what this page ranks. Across its own book BackPack runs a median funding rate of 10.9% and Bybit 8.1%, so the edge here comes from individual markets rather than from a standing gap between the venues.
Spreads by market
top 25 of 40 by net APR| Market | Long | Short | Net APR | Gross | 7d avg | Thin leg vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AERO | Bybit | BackPack | 100.2% | 103.0% | +26.8% | $132K |
| BERA | BackPack | Bybit | 92.0% | 95.6% | -12.5% | $90K |
| MON | BackPack | Bybit | 91.4% | 95.0% | +15.9% | $74K |
| W | Bybit | BackPack | 78.2% | 81.5% | -46.1% | $45K |
| ZRO | BackPack | Bybit | 57.2% | 60.4% | +3.1% | $941K |
| MNT | Bybit | BackPack | 48.6% | 52.4% | +39.3% | $22K |
| ENA | Bybit | BackPack | 48.5% | 51.5% | -2.5% | $100K |
| XPL | Bybit | BackPack | 47.3% | 50.8% | +23.0% | $21K |
| VVV | Bybit | BackPack | 46.0% | 49.6% | +22.9% | $55K |
| PENGU | BackPack | Bybit | 43.9% | 47.4% | -17.4% | $124K |
| TRUMP | BackPack | Bybit | 31.3% | 34.9% | +21.2% | $90K |
| SKR | Bybit | BackPack | 28.2% | 32.0% | +72.2% | $47K |
| MET | Bybit | BackPack | 26.7% | 30.6% | -38.5% | $64K |
| ADA | BackPack | Bybit | 25.8% | 29.2% | +1.4% | $276K |
| CRV | BackPack | Bybit | 24.8% | 28.2% | +14.5% | $104K |
| LDO | Bybit | BackPack | 20.7% | 24.1% | -0.8% | $71K |
| FARTCOIN | Bybit | BackPack | 19.8% | 22.9% | +12.1% | $42K |
| WLD | Bybit | BackPack | 19.4% | 22.3% | +3.3% | $339K |
| XLM | Bybit | BackPack | 14.7% | 18.2% | +4.3% | $94K |
| KMNO | Bybit | BackPack | 14.1% | 18.2% | +11.8% | $14K |
| HBAR | Bybit | BackPack | 12.5% | 15.8% | +0.9% | $129K |
| ASTER | Bybit | BackPack | 11.9% | 14.7% | +5.7% | $64K |
| HYPE | Bybit | BackPack | 11.4% | 14.1% | +13.7% | $2.5M |
| PENDLE | Bybit | BackPack | 11.2% | 15.0% | +11.5% | $212K |
| OP | Bybit | BackPack | 11.0% | 14.3% | +13.1% | $64K |
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.
BackPack vs Bybit — FAQ
How many markets can you arbitrage between BackPack and Bybit?
40 perpetual markets are quoted on both BackPack and Bybit right now. 31 of them show a net spread of at least 5% APR after estimated fees, and 5 have at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg.
What is the best BackPack / Bybit funding spread right now?
HYPE: long Bybit and short BackPack for about 11.4% net APR after estimated fees, counting only markets with at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg. The median across all 40 shared markets is 13.3%, so the top of the list is not typical.
Which side pays on the BackPack / Bybit pair?
It varies by market: BackPack is the long (funding-receiving) leg in 8 of the shared markets and Bybit in the other 32. The direction is set per market by which venue currently prices funding lower.
Trading the BackPack / Bybit 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: BackPack funding rates · Bybit funding rates; the full calculation is in the methodology.