Bybit vs Pacifica Funding Arbitrage

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

Bybit and Pacifica both quote 27 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 PIPPIN — long Bybit / short Pacifica at 102.5% net APR — but the median across all shared markets is 7.4%, which is the number worth planning around.

27
shared markets
102.5%
best net APR · ≥$1M vol
7.4%
median net APR
23
markets ≥5% net APR
19
with ≥$1M lower-leg volume

Bybit / Pacifica spreads by market

top 25 by net APR
MarketLongShortGross APRNet APR7d avg24h vol · lower leg
PIPPINBybitPacifica110.6%102.5%$2.2M
PONSBybitPacifica108.2%96.3%-22.9%$161.6M
XMRBybitPacifica77.4%72.6%+0.5%$32.6M
JUPBybitPacifica60.4%55.2%-2.6%$4.2M
HOODPacificaBybit40.8%34.4%+3.6%$2.0M
ENABybitPacifica24.5%20.9%+9.9%$116K
ZECPacificaBybit14.6%12.0%+12.4%$1.0M
BTCBybitPacifica11.5%9.1%+4.1%$104.1M
MONBybitPacifica15.0%8.6%+3.9%$40K
MUBybitPacifica10.9%8.2%+5.4%$82K
DOGEBybitPacifica11.8%7.9%+7.1%$86K
XAUBybitPacifica10.9%7.6%-5.9%$38.4M
SNDKBybitPacifica10.9%7.4%+1.5%$112.4M
SKHYNIXBybitPacifica10.9%7.4%+4.0%$22.1M
SOLBybitPacifica10.0%7.3%+10.3%$18.6M
DRAMBybitPacifica10.9%6.9%+8.8%$53K
NVDABybitPacifica10.9%6.6%+8.0%$33.5M
TSLABybitPacifica10.9%6.5%+7.9%$28.6M
AAVEBybitPacifica9.6%6.1%+5.4%$61K
XRPBybitPacifica8.3%5.6%+4.8%$426K
ARBBybitPacifica10.8%5.5%+6.7%$35.7M
MSTRBybitPacifica10.9%5.4%-5.2%$11.4M
GOOGLBybitPacifica10.9%5.1%+7.0%$3.4M
VVVPacificaBybit13.4%4.5%+4.9%$103K
ADABybitPacifica8.2%4.0%+4.6%$49.3M

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.

Which venue is the long leg

24
markets long on Bybit
3
markets long on Pacifica
7
markets ≥10% net APR

The long leg is whichever venue currently prices funding lower for that market — it is a property of the market, not of the exchange, and it flips as rates move.

Bybit vs Pacifica — FAQ

How many markets can you arbitrage between Bybit and Pacifica?

27 perpetual markets are quoted on both Bybit and Pacifica right now. 23 of them show a net spread of at least 5% APR after estimated fees, and 19 have at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg.

What is the best Bybit / Pacifica funding spread right now?

PIPPIN: long Bybit and short Pacifica for about 102.5% net APR after estimated fees, counting only markets with at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg. The median across all 27 shared markets is 7.4%, so the top of the list is not typical.

Which side pays on the Bybit / Pacifica pair?

It varies by market: Bybit is the long (funding-receiving) leg in 24 of the shared markets and Pacifica in the other 3. The direction is set per market by which venue currently prices funding lower.

Trading the Bybit / Pacifica 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. Direction risk is largely offset, and the position earns the funding difference each interval. 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. Per-market detail, including a backtest, is on each market's funding page; the full calculation is in the methodology.

Venue detail: Bybit funding rates · Pacifica funding rates

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