KuCoin vs Ondo Perps Funding Arbitrage
17 shared markets · net of estimated fees · updated every few minutesKuCoin 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.
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| Market | Long | Short | Net APR | Gross | 7d avg | Thin leg vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWY | Ondo Perps | KuCoin | 85.6% | 88.7% | -3.8% | $1.0M |
| XAG | Ondo Perps | KuCoin | 13.2% | 15.5% | +3.2% | $713K |
| SOL | KuCoin | Ondo Perps | 12.9% | 15.7% | +5.4% | $525K |
| NATGAS | Ondo Perps | KuCoin | 6.1% | 11.6% | +5.3% | $109K |
| ZEC | KuCoin | Ondo Perps | 6.0% | 9.6% | +5.9% | $293K |
| NVDA | KuCoin | Ondo Perps | 3.3% | 5.5% | +4.6% | $866K |
| GOOGL | KuCoin | Ondo Perps | 3.0% | 5.5% | +6.1% | $796K |
| MSTR | KuCoin | Ondo Perps | 3.0% | 5.5% | -2.2% | $1.1M |
| SPCX | KuCoin | Ondo Perps | 2.9% | 5.5% | +5.6% | $12.3M |
| SNDK | KuCoin | Ondo Perps | 2.8% | 5.5% | -0.8% | $8.8M |
| AMZN | KuCoin | Ondo Perps | 2.7% | 5.5% | +8.8% | $891K |
| PLTR | KuCoin | Ondo Perps | 2.5% | 5.5% | +6.3% | $576K |
| CRCL | KuCoin | Ondo Perps | 2.5% | 5.5% | -4.2% | $4.3M |
| HOOD | KuCoin | Ondo Perps | 2.2% | 5.5% | -2.0% | $750K |
| META | KuCoin | Ondo Perps | 2.2% | 5.5% | +7.1% | $943K |
| TSM | KuCoin | Ondo Perps | 1.0% | 5.5% | +2.9% | $138K |
| ARM | KuCoin | Ondo Perps | 0.6% | 5.5% | +7.2% | $360K |
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.