LBankvs
Gate.io
Funding rates, fees, liquidity and airdrop status compared for perpetual-futures traders.
Funding setups between these venues
Gate.io and LBank share 0 liquid markets, but no funding setup between them has 7 days of payouts right now.
0 common liquid markets. Ranked by what the setup actually paid over 7 days after entry and exit costs — not by the instantaneous APR.
| LBank | Gate.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | CEX | CEX |
| Taker fee | 0.06%✓ | 0.075% |
| Maker fee | 0.02% | -0.01%✓ |
| Open Interest | $0 | $6.74B✓ |
| 24h Volume | $3.68B | $5.18B✓ |
| Avg Funding APR | 6.37% | 5.55% |
| Markets | 683 | 754✓ |
| Airdrop / token | Listed | Listed |
LBank and Gate.io are both perpetual-futures venues tracked on ORBIT. On fees, LBank is cheaper (0.06% vs 0.075% taker). On liquidity, Gate.io is deeper with $6.74B open interest, which means less slippage at size.
For a funding-arbitrage trader the practical answer is rarely “one or the other” — you often use both, going long on whichever venue has the lower funding for a given asset and short on the other. Open the Funding Screener to see where LBank and Gate.io diverge right now, then verify the pair in the backtester.
Frequently asked questions
- Which funding setup between LBank and Gate.io pays most?
- Gate.io and LBank share 0 liquid markets, but no funding setup between them has 7 days of payouts right now. Ranking is by the 7-day payout after costs, not by the instantaneous APR.
- Is LBank or Gate.io cheaper?
- LBank charges 0.06% taker / 0.02% maker; Gate.io charges 0.075% taker / -0.01% maker. LBank has the lower taker fee, which matters most for funding arbitrage since entries and exits are taker orders.
- Which has deeper liquidity, LBank or Gate.io?
- LBank has $0 open interest across 683 markets; Gate.io has $6.74B across 754. Gate.io is deeper, which means lower slippage at size.
- Can I run funding arbitrage between LBank and Gate.io?
- Yes — when an asset's funding diverges between the two, go long on the lower-funding venue and short on the higher one. Find live divergences on the ORBIT screener and backtest the exact pair before sizing it.