BingX vs KuCoin Funding Arbitrage
128 shared markets · net of estimated fees · updated every few minutesBingX and KuCoin both quote 128 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 DOOD — long BingX / short KuCoin at 187.5% net APR — but the median across all shared markets is 18.2%, 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 39 markets go long on BingX and 89 on KuCoin. 110 markets clear 5% net APR, 92 clear 10%.
How this pair behaves
BingX pays funding every 4h on 251 markets and every 8h on 79 markets; KuCoin pays every 4h on 233 markets and every 8h on 183 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. BingX quotes 332 perpetual markets in total and KuCoin quotes 417; the 128 they share are what this page ranks. Across its own book BingX runs a median funding rate of 10.9% 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 128 by net APR| Market | Long | Short | Net APR | Gross | 7d avg | Thin leg vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMT | BingX | KuCoin | 271.7% | 277.0% | +18.9% | $453K |
| ONE | KuCoin | BingX | 228.3% | 232.4% | +2.5% | $212K |
| DOOD | BingX | KuCoin | 187.5% | 191.8% | +15.5% | $2.9M |
| BIRB | BingX | KuCoin | 154.1% | 164.0% | +22.2% | $326K |
| ACE | BingX | KuCoin | 145.0% | 149.4% | +0.2% | $73K |
| JCT | BingX | KuCoin | 130.2% | 135.3% | +40.4% | $16.3M |
| MOODENG | KuCoin | BingX | 100.3% | 104.0% | +12.2% | $2.1M |
| CT | BingX | KuCoin | 87.4% | 90.9% | +3.8% | $1.3M |
| PIPPIN | KuCoin | BingX | 83.8% | 87.6% | +21.2% | $150K |
| ANIME | BingX | KuCoin | 76.8% | 80.4% | +10.1% | $67K |
| NEIROCTO | KuCoin | BingX | 75.9% | 81.0% | +2.6% | $37K |
| GTC | KuCoin | BingX | 68.9% | 72.1% | -15.9% | $2.1M |
| BREV | KuCoin | BingX | 60.5% | 68.3% | -1.9% | $23K |
| RSR | BingX | KuCoin | 59.9% | 64.1% | -8.5% | $306K |
| RAY | KuCoin | BingX | 58.4% | 62.2% | +19.0% | $573K |
| ZRX | KuCoin | BingX | 58.1% | 64.8% | +16.8% | $41K |
| ZK | KuCoin | BingX | 57.9% | 61.1% | +23.9% | $2.5M |
| ICNT | KuCoin | BingX | 57.8% | 61.5% | +55.8% | $8.3M |
| ERA | KuCoin | BingX | 57.5% | 61.3% | +24.5% | $858K |
| ROBO | KuCoin | BingX | 57.4% | 64.2% | +22.9% | $51K |
| TREE | KuCoin | BingX | 57.3% | 63.1% | +9.3% | $17K |
| SWARMS | KuCoin | BingX | 55.5% | 59.6% | +18.4% | $78K |
| TRUTH | KuCoin | BingX | 54.6% | 59.7% | +6.5% | $50K |
| SPK | KuCoin | BingX | 46.9% | 51.7% | +6.3% | $48K |
| NES | BingX | KuCoin | 46.8% | 50.6% | +31.8% | $725K |
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.
BingX vs KuCoin — FAQ
How many markets can you arbitrage between BingX and KuCoin?
128 perpetual markets are quoted on both BingX and KuCoin right now. 110 of them show a net spread of at least 5% APR after estimated fees, and 47 have at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg.
What is the best BingX / KuCoin funding spread right now?
DOOD: long BingX and short KuCoin for about 187.5% net APR after estimated fees, counting only markets with at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg. The median across all 128 shared markets is 18.2%, so the top of the list is not typical.
Which side pays on the BingX / KuCoin pair?
It varies by market: BingX is the long (funding-receiving) leg in 39 of the shared markets and KuCoin in the other 89. The direction is set per market by which venue currently prices funding lower.
Trading the BingX / 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: BingX funding rates · KuCoin funding rates; the full calculation is in the methodology.