Pacifica vs Sodex Funding Arbitrage

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

Pacifica and Sodex both quote 12 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 BTC — long Sodex / short Pacifica at 7.2% net APR — but the median across all shared markets is 6.5%, which is the number worth planning around.

12
shared markets
7.2%
best net APR · ≥$1M vol
6.5%
median net APR
7
markets ≥5% net APR
2
with ≥$1M lower-leg volume

Pacifica / Sodex spreads by market

top 12 by net APR
MarketLongShortGross APRNet APR7d avg24h vol · lower leg
PONSSodexPacifica105.8%92.7%+62.2%$69K
BCHSodexPacifica53.7%48.6%+16.7%$282K
XRPSodexPacifica18.4%15.8%+6.4%$764K
BTCSodexPacifica9.6%7.2%+3.1%$31.8M
ZECSodexPacifica9.7%7.2%-10.8%$1.5M
ARBSodexPacifica11.8%6.6%+5.2%$104K
XMRSodexPacifica11.0%6.3%-11.5%$4K
SNDKSodexPacifica5.5%2.0%-4.5%$18K
DRAMSodexPacifica5.5%1.5%+6.3%$24K
NVDASodexPacifica5.5%1.2%+4.9%$19K
TSLASodexPacifica5.5%1.1%+2.9%$3K
SPCXSodexPacifica3.4%0.6%-3.4%$29K

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

0
markets long on Pacifica
12
markets long on Sodex
3
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.

Pacifica vs Sodex — FAQ

How many markets can you arbitrage between Pacifica and Sodex?

12 perpetual markets are quoted on both Pacifica and Sodex right now. 7 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 Pacifica / Sodex funding spread right now?

BTC: long Sodex and short Pacifica for about 7.2% net APR after estimated fees, counting only markets with at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg. The median across all 12 shared markets is 6.5%, so the top of the list is not typical.

Which side pays on the Pacifica / Sodex pair?

It varies by market: Pacifica is the long (funding-receiving) leg in 0 of the shared markets and Sodex in the other 12. The direction is set per market by which venue currently prices funding lower.

Trading the Pacifica / 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. 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: Pacifica funding rates · Sodex funding rates

Related exchange pairs

Coverage note: Pacifica and Sodex share 12 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.