Binance vs GMTrade Funding Arbitrage
18 shared markets · net of estimated fees · updated every few minutesBinance and GMTrade both quote 18 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 GMX — long Binance / short GMTrade at 11.9% net APR — but the median across all shared markets is 4.5%, 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 3 markets go long on Binance and 15 on GMTrade. 9 markets clear 5% net APR, 1 clear 10%.
How this pair behaves
Binance pays funding every 4h on 234 markets and every 8h on 85 markets; GMTrade pays every 1h on 48 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. Binance quotes 320 perpetual markets in total and GMTrade quotes 48; the 18 they share are what this page ranks. Across its own book Binance runs a median funding rate of 8.3% and GMTrade 0.1%, so the edge here comes from individual markets rather than from a standing gap between the venues.
Spreads by market
top 18 of 18 by net APR| Market | Long | Short | Net APR | Gross | 7d avg | Thin leg vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GMX | Binance | GMTrade | 11.9% | 16.5% | -6.3% | $2.4M |
| LIT | GMTrade | Binance | 6.6% | 10.9% | +8.1% | $29.6M |
| TAO | GMTrade | Binance | 6.6% | 10.9% | +5.6% | $20.9M |
| VVV | GMTrade | Binance | 6.2% | 10.6% | +8.7% | $37.6M |
| ONDO | GMTrade | Binance | 6.2% | 10.9% | +4.0% | $10.6M |
| MELANIA | GMTrade | Binance | 6.1% | 10.9% | +9.5% | $1.7M |
| XMR | GMTrade | Binance | 6.0% | 10.3% | +9.7% | $17.4M |
| TRUMP | GMTrade | Binance | 5.3% | 10.9% | -0.1% | $5.2M |
| NEAR | GMTrade | Binance | 5.3% | 10.0% | +3.4% | $53.1M |
| SOL | Binance | GMTrade | 3.7% | 8.2% | -3.3% | $1.0B |
| ADA | GMTrade | Binance | 3.5% | 8.9% | -1.5% | $503K |
| BTC | GMTrade | Binance | 3.2% | 7.4% | +5.6% | $543.2M |
| PUMP | GMTrade | Binance | 2.6% | 7.4% | +5.9% | $9.8M |
| WLD | GMTrade | Binance | 2.1% | 6.8% | +1.2% | $87.4M |
| XRP | GMTrade | Binance | 2.1% | 6.5% | +1.0% | $17.2M |
| ARB | GMTrade | Binance | 1.7% | 6.1% | -1.7% | $66.8M |
| DOGE | GMTrade | Binance | 1.6% | 6.2% | +3.5% | $11.9M |
| BOME | Binance | GMTrade | 0.7% | 5.4% | +2.4% | $260K |
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.
Binance vs GMTrade — FAQ
How many markets can you arbitrage between Binance and GMTrade?
18 perpetual markets are quoted on both Binance and GMTrade right now. 9 of them show a net spread of at least 5% APR after estimated fees, and 16 have at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg.
What is the best Binance / GMTrade funding spread right now?
GMX: long Binance and short GMTrade for about 11.9% net APR after estimated fees, counting only markets with at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg. The median across all 18 shared markets is 4.5%, so the top of the list is not typical.
Which side pays on the Binance / GMTrade pair?
It varies by market: Binance is the long (funding-receiving) leg in 3 of the shared markets and GMTrade in the other 15. The direction is set per market by which venue currently prices funding lower.
Trading the Binance / GMTrade 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: Binance funding rates · GMTrade funding rates; the full calculation is in the methodology.