XTZ Perpetual Swap Funding Rate by Exchange
Tezos
Variational
LBankHow XTZ funding actually paid this week
Top pairs by funding actually paid over the last 7 days on a $10,000 position, after entry and exit costs β not the instant APR.
Over the last week no XTZ long/short pair paid enough funding to cover its entry and exit costs.
Past 7 days, not a forecast. Costs = taker fees on both venues, in and out. Upcoming payouts β
Funding Rates by Exchange
Funding Rates by Exchange
| Exchange | Funding APRβ | Interval | Open Interestβ | Mark Priceβ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBankBest Short | +2.19% | 4h | β | $0.3174 |
 Bybit | -2.40% | 4h | $3.5M | $0.3173 |
| VariationalBest Long | -67.45% | 4h | $7K | $0.317 |
XTZ funding rates explained
Funding data updated 07:15 UTC, 2026-10-14
XTZ (Tezos) perpetual futures funding rates β also called perpetual swap funding rates β are aggregated live by exchange across 3 venues on ORBIT. Funding is the recurring payment exchanged between long and short traders that keeps a perpetual swap tethered to the spot price β when it is positive, longs pay shorts; when negative, shorts pay longs. Right now XTZ funding ranges from -67.45% annualized on Variational to +2.19% on LBank.
The widest cross-exchange funding spread for XTZ is currently 69.6% APR. A delta-neutral funding trade captures this gap by going long on Variational β where funding is lowest, so the long leg is paid or pays the least β and short on LBank, 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.