Ostium vs Sodex funding arbitrage

3 shared markets · net of estimated fees

Ostium vs Sodex Funding Arbitrage

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

Ostium and Sodex both quote 3 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 SOL — long Sodex / short Ostium at 2.5% net APR — but the median across all shared markets is 2.5%, which is the number worth planning around.

Shared markets3quoted on both
Best net APR2.5%on $1M+ volume
Median net APR2.5%plan around this
With real depth2of 3 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 2 markets go long on Ostium and 1 on Sodex. 1 markets clear 5% net APR, 1 clear 10%.

How this pair behaves

Ostium pays funding every 1h on 54 markets; Sodex pays every 1h on 32 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. Ostium quotes 54 perpetual markets in total and Sodex quotes 32; the 3 they share are what this page ranks. Across its own book Ostium runs a median funding rate of 0.0% and Sodex 6.3% — the two sit on opposite sides of zero, which is why this combination throws up spreads at all.

Spreads by market

top 3 of 3 by net APR
MarketLongShortNet APRGross7d avgThin leg vol
MSTROstiumSodex86.4%93.2%+33.8%$5K
SOLSodexOstium2.5%8.8%-4.0%$1.9M
BTCOstiumSodex2.5%8.2%+7.1%$107.8M
3 markets between these two venues · 1 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.

Coverage note: Ostium and Sodex share 3 markets, 2 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.

Ostium vs Sodex — FAQ

How many markets can you arbitrage between Ostium and Sodex?

3 perpetual markets are quoted on both Ostium and Sodex right now. 1 of them show a net spread of at least 5% APR after estimated fees, and 2 have at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg.

What is the best Ostium / Sodex funding spread right now?

SOL: long Sodex and short Ostium for about 2.5% net APR after estimated fees, counting only markets with at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg. The median across all 3 shared markets is 2.5%, so the top of the list is not typical.

Which side pays on the Ostium / Sodex pair?

It varies by market: Ostium is the long (funding-receiving) leg in 2 of the shared markets and Sodex in the other 1. The direction is set per market by which venue currently prices funding lower.

Trading the Ostium / Sodex 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: Ostium funding rates · Sodex funding rates; the full calculation is in the methodology.

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