GMTrade vs Risex Funding Arbitrage
16 shared markets · net of estimated fees · updated every few minutesGMTrade and Risex both quote 16 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 GOOGL — long Risex / short GMTrade at 171.8% net APR — but the median across all shared markets is 7.8%, 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 11 markets go long on GMTrade and 5 on Risex. 10 markets clear 5% net APR, 6 clear 10%.
How this pair behaves
GMTrade pays funding every 1h on 48 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. GMTrade quotes 48 perpetual markets in total and Risex quotes 43; the 16 they share are what this page ranks. Across its own book GMTrade runs a median funding rate of 0.1% and Risex 0.0% — the two sit on opposite sides of zero, which is why this combination throws up spreads at all.
Spreads by market
top 16 of 16 by net APR| Market | Long | Short | Net APR | Gross | 7d avg | Thin leg vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOGL | Risex | GMTrade | 171.8% | 175.6% | +5.1% | $1.4M |
| XRP | GMTrade | Risex | 46.3% | 50.1% | +6.5% | $7.9M |
| WLD | GMTrade | Risex | 28.0% | 33.0% | +5.3% | $787K |
| ARB | GMTrade | Risex | 19.5% | 24.3% | +0.4% | $243K |
| ETH | GMTrade | Risex | 17.4% | 21.2% | +1.0% | $9.8M |
| NEAR | GMTrade | Risex | 13.7% | 18.2% | +7.2% | $1.9M |
| XAG | GMTrade | Risex | 8.8% | 12.7% | +2.9% | $1.9M |
| VVV | GMTrade | Risex | 8.2% | 12.3% | -0.5% | $745K |
| AAVE | Risex | GMTrade | 7.4% | 11.9% | +2.1% | $126K |
| ZEC | Risex | GMTrade | 5.5% | 9.4% | +1.1% | $1.9M |
| DOGE | GMTrade | Risex | 4.8% | 8.9% | +10.3% | $134K |
| LIT | GMTrade | Risex | 4.7% | 9.2% | +18.3% | $1.2M |
| TAO | GMTrade | Risex | 3.5% | 7.7% | +0.9% | $198K |
| BZ | Risex | GMTrade | 3.1% | 7.3% | +19.5% | $1.2M |
| XAU | GMTrade | Risex | 2.1% | 5.8% | +3.3% | $11.4M |
| HYPE | Risex | GMTrade | 1.3% | 5.7% | -11.3% | $532K |
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.
GMTrade vs Risex — FAQ
How many markets can you arbitrage between GMTrade and Risex?
16 perpetual markets are quoted on both GMTrade 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 GMTrade / Risex funding spread right now?
GOOGL: long Risex and short GMTrade for about 171.8% net APR after estimated fees, counting only markets with at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg. The median across all 16 shared markets is 7.8%, so the top of the list is not typical.
Which side pays on the GMTrade / Risex pair?
It varies by market: GMTrade is the long (funding-receiving) leg in 11 of the shared markets and Risex in the other 5. The direction is set per market by which venue currently prices funding lower.
Trading the GMTrade / 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: GMTrade funding rates · Risex funding rates; the full calculation is in the methodology.