Pacifica vs trade.xyz Funding Arbitrage
9 shared markets · net of estimated fees · updated every few minutesPacifica and trade.xyz both quote 9 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 right now is MSTR — long Pacifica / short trade.xyz at 84.5% net APR — but the median across all shared markets is 38.1%, 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 4 markets go long on Pacifica and 5 on trade.xyz. 6 markets clear 5% net APR, 6 clear 10%.
How this pair behaves
Pacifica pays funding every 1h on 54 markets; trade.xyz pays every 1h on 86 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. Pacifica quotes 54 perpetual markets in total and trade.xyz quotes 86; the 9 they share are what this page ranks. Across its own book Pacifica runs a median funding rate of 10.9% and trade.xyz 5.7%, so the edge here comes from individual markets rather than from a standing gap between the venues.
Spreads by market
top 9 of 9 by net APR| Market | Long | Short | Net APR | Gross | 7d avg | Thin leg vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSTR | Pacifica | trade.xyz | 84.5% | 91.1% | +4.7% | $104K |
| CRCL | Pacifica | trade.xyz | 63.2% | 71.5% | -5.1% | $14K |
| PLTR | trade.xyz | Pacifica | 55.4% | 61.6% | +12.2% | $10K |
| SPCX | trade.xyz | Pacifica | 49.5% | 53.4% | +20.7% | $71K |
| HOOD | Pacifica | trade.xyz | 38.1% | 43.6% | -6.5% | $43K |
| MU | trade.xyz | Pacifica | 12.3% | 16.8% | +13.5% | $133K |
| SNDK | Pacifica | trade.xyz | 2.8% | 6.9% | -3.3% | $539K |
| XAU | trade.xyz | Pacifica | 2.0% | 5.5% | +6.0% | $236K |
| NVDA | trade.xyz | Pacifica | 1.4% | 5.4% | +5.8% | $45K |
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: Pacifica and trade.xyz share 9 markets, 0 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.
Pacifica vs trade.xyz — FAQ
How many markets can you arbitrage between Pacifica and trade.xyz?
9 perpetual markets are quoted on both Pacifica and trade.xyz right now. 6 of them show a net spread of at least 5% APR after estimated fees, and 0 have at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg.
What is the best Pacifica / trade.xyz funding spread right now?
MSTR: long Pacifica and short trade.xyz for about 84.5% net APR after estimated fees. The median across all 9 shared markets is 38.1%, so the top of the list is not typical.
Which side pays on the Pacifica / trade.xyz pair?
It varies by market: Pacifica is the long (funding-receiving) leg in 4 of the shared markets and trade.xyz in the other 5. The direction is set per market by which venue currently prices funding lower.
Trading the Pacifica / trade.xyz 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: Pacifica funding rates · trade.xyz funding rates; the full calculation is in the methodology.