Risex vs Vest Funding Arbitrage
20 shared markets · net of estimated fees · updated every few minutesRisex and Vest both quote 20 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 BZ — long Risex / short Vest at 9.9% net APR — but the median across all shared markets is 11.2%, 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 Risex and 6 on Vest. 15 markets clear 5% net APR, 11 clear 10%.
How this pair behaves
Risex pays funding every 1h on 43 markets; Vest pays every 1h on 63 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. Risex quotes 43 perpetual markets in total and Vest quotes 63; the 20 they share are what this page ranks. Across its own book Risex runs a median funding rate of 0.0% and Vest 5.0% — the two sit on opposite sides of zero, which is why this combination throws up spreads at all.
Spreads by market
top 20 of 20 by net APR| Market | Long | Short | Net APR | Gross | 7d avg | Thin leg vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MU | Risex | Vest | 90.7% | 102.0% | -10.6% | $328K |
| BTC | Vest | Risex | 36.4% | 38.1% | +25.1% | $830K |
| INTC | Risex | Vest | 33.0% | 38.4% | +0.4% | $321K |
| ETH | Vest | Risex | 29.0% | 30.8% | +12.6% | $965K |
| ENA | Risex | Vest | 24.8% | 27.8% | +9.6% | $148K |
| AAVE | Risex | Vest | 20.7% | 22.9% | +11.0% | $126K |
| WLD | Vest | Risex | 20.3% | 22.9% | -4.6% | $787K |
| HYPE | Risex | Vest | 13.8% | 16.7% | +18.8% | $57K |
| CRCL | Risex | Vest | 13.8% | 27.4% | +2.0% | $53K |
| SOL | Vest | Risex | 11.7% | 13.6% | +11.3% | $927K |
| NVDA | Risex | Vest | 10.6% | 17.9% | -1.4% | $409K |
| BZ | Risex | Vest | 9.9% | 12.3% | +24.1% | $1.2M |
| TSLA | Risex | Vest | 7.6% | 15.1% | -2.8% | $141K |
| NEAR | Vest | Risex | 5.8% | 8.2% | -2.8% | $1.9M |
| ZRO | Vest | Risex | 5.7% | 8.5% | +18.2% | $624K |
| SPCX | Risex | Vest | 3.0% | 5.0% | -2.9% | $1.2M |
| SPY | Risex | Vest | 2.7% | 5.0% | +5.3% | $606K |
| BNB | Risex | Vest | 2.6% | 4.4% | +0.1% | $897K |
| ONDO | Risex | Vest | 2.3% | 4.8% | +2.0% | $160K |
| TAO | Risex | Vest | 0.8% | 3.3% | +9.1% | $198K |
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: Risex and Vest share 20 markets, 3 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.
Risex vs Vest — FAQ
How many markets can you arbitrage between Risex and Vest?
20 perpetual markets are quoted on both Risex and Vest right now. 15 of them show a net spread of at least 5% APR after estimated fees, and 3 have at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg.
What is the best Risex / Vest funding spread right now?
BZ: long Risex and short Vest for about 9.9% net APR after estimated fees, counting only markets with at least $1M of 24h volume on the smaller leg. The median across all 20 shared markets is 11.2%, so the top of the list is not typical.
Which side pays on the Risex / Vest pair?
It varies by market: Risex is the long (funding-receiving) leg in 14 of the shared markets and Vest in the other 6. The direction is set per market by which venue currently prices funding lower.
Trading the Risex / Vest 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: Risex funding rates · Vest funding rates; the full calculation is in the methodology.