KuCoin vs Ondo Perps funding arbitrage

17 shared markets · net of estimated fees

KuCoin vs Ondo Perps Funding Arbitrage

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

KuCoin and Ondo Perps both quote 17 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 EWY — long Ondo Perps / short KuCoin at 85.6% net APR — but the median across all shared markets is 2.9%, which is the number worth planning around.

Shared markets17quoted on both
Best net APR85.6%on $1M+ volume
Median net APR2.9%plan around this
With real depth5of 17 markets

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 14 markets go long on KuCoin and 3 on Ondo Perps. 5 markets clear 5% net APR, 3 clear 10%.

How this pair behaves

KuCoin pays funding every 4h on 233 markets and every 8h on 183 markets; Ondo Perps pays every 1h on 66 markets. The two clocks differ, so one leg settles while the other is still accruing: a position held for only a few hours can pay one side without ever collecting from the other. KuCoin quotes 417 perpetual markets in total and Ondo Perps quotes 66; the 17 they share are what this page ranks. Across its own book KuCoin runs a median funding rate of 10.9% and Ondo Perps 5.5%, so the edge here comes from individual markets rather than from a standing gap between the venues.

Spreads by market

top 17 of 17 by net APR
MarketLongShortNet APRGross7d avgThin leg vol
EWYOndo PerpsKuCoin85.6%88.7%-3.8%$1.0M
XAGOndo PerpsKuCoin13.2%15.5%+3.2%$713K
SOLKuCoinOndo Perps12.9%15.7%+5.4%$525K
NATGASOndo PerpsKuCoin6.1%11.6%+5.3%$109K
ZECKuCoinOndo Perps6.0%9.6%+5.9%$293K
NVDAKuCoinOndo Perps3.3%5.5%+4.6%$866K
GOOGLKuCoinOndo Perps3.0%5.5%+6.1%$796K
MSTRKuCoinOndo Perps3.0%5.5%-2.2%$1.1M
SPCXKuCoinOndo Perps2.9%5.5%+5.6%$12.3M
SNDKKuCoinOndo Perps2.8%5.5%-0.8%$8.8M
AMZNKuCoinOndo Perps2.7%5.5%+8.8%$891K
PLTRKuCoinOndo Perps2.5%5.5%+6.3%$576K
CRCLKuCoinOndo Perps2.5%5.5%-4.2%$4.3M
HOODKuCoinOndo Perps2.2%5.5%-2.0%$750K
METAKuCoinOndo Perps2.2%5.5%+7.1%$943K
TSMKuCoinOndo Perps1.0%5.5%+2.9%$138K
ARMKuCoinOndo Perps0.6%5.5%+7.2%$360K
17 markets between these two venues · 5 at 5%+ net APR

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.

KuCoin vs Ondo Perps — FAQ

How many markets can you arbitrage between KuCoin and Ondo Perps?

17 perpetual markets are quoted on both KuCoin and Ondo Perps right now. 5 of them show a net spread of at least 5% APR after estimated fees, and 5 have at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg.

What is the best KuCoin / Ondo Perps funding spread right now?

EWY: long Ondo Perps and short KuCoin for about 85.6% net APR after estimated fees, counting only markets with at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg. The median across all 17 shared markets is 2.9%, so the top of the list is not typical.

Which side pays on the KuCoin / Ondo Perps pair?

It varies by market: KuCoin is the long (funding-receiving) leg in 14 of the shared markets and Ondo Perps in the other 3. The direction is set per market by which venue currently prices funding lower.

Trading the KuCoin / Ondo Perps 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: KuCoin funding rates · Ondo Perps funding rates; the full calculation is in the methodology.

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