dYdX vs Risex Funding Arbitrage
7 shared markets · net of estimated fees · updated every few minutesdYdX and Risex both quote 7 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 BTC — long dYdX / short Risex at 7.4% net APR — but the median across all shared markets is 16.7%, 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 4 markets go long on dYdX and 3 on Risex. 5 markets clear 5% net APR, 4 clear 10%.
How this pair behaves
dYdX pays funding every 1h on 24 markets; Risex pays every 1h on 43 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. dYdX quotes 24 perpetual markets in total and Risex quotes 43; the 7 they share are what this page ranks. Across its own book dYdX runs a median funding rate of 0.0% and Risex 0.0%, so the edge here comes from individual markets rather than from a standing gap between the venues.
Spreads by market
top 7 of 7 by net APR| Market | Long | Short | Net APR | Gross | 7d avg | Thin leg vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONDO | Risex | dYdX | 119.4% | 121.9% | +0.6% | $11K |
| XRP | dYdX | Risex | 49.0% | 51.1% | +7.1% | $25K |
| ARB | dYdX | Risex | 22.6% | 25.2% | +1.4% | $14K |
| NEAR | dYdX | Risex | 16.7% | 19.2% | +8.1% | $25K |
| BTC | dYdX | Risex | 7.4% | 9.5% | +5.9% | $7.3M |
| BNB | Risex | dYdX | 4.8% | 7.0% | -7.4% | $30K |
| SOL | Risex | dYdX | 2.4% | 4.4% | +3.3% | $769K |
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.
Coverage note: dYdX and Risex share 7 markets, 1 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.
dYdX vs Risex — FAQ
How many markets can you arbitrage between dYdX and Risex?
7 perpetual markets are quoted on both dYdX and Risex right now. 5 of them show a net spread of at least 5% APR after estimated fees, and 1 have at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg.
What is the best dYdX / Risex funding spread right now?
BTC: long dYdX and short Risex for about 7.4% net APR after estimated fees, counting only markets with at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg. The median across all 7 shared markets is 16.7%, so the top of the list is not typical.
Which side pays on the dYdX / Risex pair?
It varies by market: dYdX is the long (funding-receiving) leg in 4 of the shared markets and Risex in the other 3. The direction is set per market by which venue currently prices funding lower.
Trading the dYdX / Risex 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: dYdX funding rates · Risex funding rates; the full calculation is in the methodology.