Extended vs Risex Funding Arbitrage

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

Extended and Risex both quote 15 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 BNB — long Extended / short Risex at 39.8% net APR — but the median across all shared markets is 13.1%, which is the number worth planning around.

15
shared markets
39.8%
best net APR · ≥$1M vol
13.1%
median net APR
10
markets ≥5% net APR
9
with ≥$1M lower-leg volume

Extended / Risex spreads by market

top 15 by net APR
MarketLongShortGross APRNet APR7d avg24h vol · lower leg
VVVExtendedRisex52.1%50.3%+19.3%$51K
BNBExtendedRisex42.2%39.8%+16.6%$1.9M
ETHRisexExtended37.5%35.9%-5.5%$8.2M
SOLRisexExtended30.1%28.5%+12.9%$2.5M
TAOExtendedRisex25.1%22.5%+7.5%$130K
PUMPExtendedRisex22.0%19.3%+32.6%$950K
ZECExtendedRisex17.0%14.1%+9.2%$1.8M
BTCRisexExtended14.5%13.1%+5.8%$20.8M
LITRisexExtended13.5%10.8%+21.7%$1.7M
HYPERisexExtended6.8%5.3%+3.4%$4.1M
SPCXExtendedRisex4.6%3.1%+7.6%$171K
NEARExtendedRisex5.5%2.0%+15.1%$914K
XAURisexExtended3.5%1.9%-10.9%$7.1M
XAGRisexExtended3.5%1.7%-19.3%$2.0M
KORUExtendedRisex3.3%0.9%+47.5%$23K

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

8
markets long on Extended
7
markets long on Risex
9
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.

Extended vs Risex — FAQ

How many markets can you arbitrage between Extended and Risex?

15 perpetual markets are quoted on both Extended and Risex right now. 10 of them show a net spread of at least 5% APR after estimated fees, and 9 have at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg.

What is the best Extended / Risex funding spread right now?

BNB: long Extended and short Risex for about 39.8% net APR after estimated fees, counting only markets with at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg. The median across all 15 shared markets is 13.1%, so the top of the list is not typical.

Which side pays on the Extended / Risex pair?

It varies by market: Extended is the long (funding-receiving) leg in 8 of the shared markets and Risex in the other 7. The direction is set per market by which venue currently prices funding lower.

Trading the Extended / 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. 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: Extended funding rates · Risex funding rates

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