ALPINE
Bybit
VariationalFunding Rates by Exchange
| Exchange | Funding APR↓ | Interval | Open Interest↕ | Mark Price↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VariationalBest Short | +42.31% | 4h | $4K | $0.3171 |
 BingX | +16.87% | 4h | $1.0M | $0.3168 |
 KuCoin | +16.66% | 4h | $400K | $0.3172 |
 MEXC | +16.22% | 4h | $105K | $0.3172 |
 Toobit | +14.73% | 4h | $5K | $0.317 |
 WEEX | +14.72% | 4h | $567K | $0.317 |
 Binance Futures | +13.96% | 4h | $1.3M | $0.317 |
 LBank | +13.15% | 4h | — | $0.3167 |
| BybitBest Long | +10.96% | 4h | $210K | $0.3165 |
 Gate.io | +10.96% | 8h | $45K | $0.317 |
 Bitunix | +10.96% | 4h | — | $0.3168 |
ALPINE funding rates explained
Funding data updated 02:10 UTC, 2026-08-17
ALPINE perpetual futures funding rates are tracked live across 11 exchanges on ORBIT. Funding is the recurring payment exchanged between long and short traders that keeps a perpetual contract tethered to the spot price — when it is positive, longs pay shorts; when negative, shorts pay longs. Right now ALPINE funding ranges from +10.96% annualized on Bitunix to +42.31% on Variational.
The widest cross-exchange funding spread for ALPINE is currently 31.4% APR. A delta-neutral funding trade captures this gap by going long on Bybit — where funding is lowest, so the long leg is paid or pays the least — and short on Variational, where funding is highest, so the short leg collects. Because the two legs are equal and opposite, the asset's price moves cancel out and what is left is the funding spread. ORBIT's backtester replays the real funding history of both legs and subtracts live taker fees and order-book slippage, so the result is net PnL, not a headline number.
ALPINE ranks #641 by open interest among tracked perpetual assets, total open interest across covered venues is $3.7M, 24h volume is $4.4M, the volume-weighted mark price is $0.3169. Deeper liquidity means a funding spread can be traded at larger size with lower slippage — use the Min OI filter on the screener to surface only markets you can realistically enter and exit.
Frequently asked questions
- Which exchange has the highest ALPINE funding rate right now?
- Variational shows the highest ALPINE funding at +42.31% annualized. A high positive rate means shorts get paid, so this is the venue to short ALPINE when running a funding-arbitrage pair. Rates change every settlement window — check the live screener for the current value.
- Which exchange is best to long ALPINE for funding?
- Bitunix has the lowest ALPINE funding at +10.96% annualized, which makes the long leg cheapest (or paid). Pair it with the highest-funding venue to capture the spread delta-neutral.
- What is the best ALPINE funding-arbitrage pair?
- The widest spread is long Bybit / short Variational at about 31.4% APR before costs. Verify it in the ORBIT backtester, which subtracts real fees and slippage, before sizing a position.