dYdX vs Hyperliquid Funding Arbitrage

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

dYdX and Hyperliquid both quote 9 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 right now is ONDO — long Hyperliquid / short dYdX at 85.1% net APR — but the median across all shared markets is 8.0%, which is the number worth planning around.

9
shared markets
85.1%
best net APR
8.0%
median net APR
8
markets ≥5% net APR
0
with ≥$1M lower-leg volume

dYdX / Hyperliquid spreads by market

top 9 by net APR
MarketLongShortGross APRNet APR7d avg24h vol · lower leg
ONDOHyperliquiddYdX88.1%85.1%+45.7%$35K
XRPdYdXHyperliquid10.9%8.4%+10.9%$14K
TAOdYdXHyperliquid10.9%8.2%-3.3%$10K
ZECdYdXHyperliquid10.7%8.1%+2.3%$17K
NEARdYdXHyperliquid10.9%8.0%+16.2%$26K
BNBdYdXHyperliquid10.6%7.9%-26.5%$31K
BTCdYdXHyperliquid8.8%6.4%+10.2%$836K
UNIdYdXHyperliquid8.9%6.1%+11.2%$35K
XMRHyperliquiddYdX7.4%4.4%+17.4%$32K

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

7
markets long on dYdX
2
markets long on Hyperliquid
1
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.

dYdX vs Hyperliquid — FAQ

How many markets can you arbitrage between dYdX and Hyperliquid?

9 perpetual markets are quoted on both dYdX and Hyperliquid right now. 8 of them show a net spread of at least 5% APR after estimated fees, and 0 have at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg.

What is the best dYdX / Hyperliquid funding spread right now?

ONDO: long Hyperliquid and short dYdX for about 85.1% net APR after estimated fees. The median across all 9 shared markets is 8.0%, so the top of the list is not typical.

Which side pays on the dYdX / Hyperliquid pair?

It varies by market: dYdX is the long (funding-receiving) leg in 7 of the shared markets and Hyperliquid in the other 2. The direction is set per market by which venue currently prices funding lower.

Trading the dYdX / Hyperliquid 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: dYdX funding rates · Hyperliquid funding rates

Related exchange pairs

Coverage note: dYdX and Hyperliquid share 9 markets, 0 of them with real depth — below the 10 markets / 5 liquid this page treats as full coverage, so this is a thin sample rather than a picture of the pair.