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MEXC · WIF · Funding rate over time

As of , the funding rate of the WIF perpetual on MEXC is +0.0028% per 8 hours (+3.1% a year), and the sell side (shorts) receives it. Funding settles every 4 hours; open interest is $13.5M and 24-hour volume $1.0M.

Funding rate · MEXCAs of · settles every 4 hours

Funding rate now

WIFMEXC perpetual

Receiving side: Sell side. Funding settles every 4 hours.

▲+3.1%/yr

Per 8 hours +0.0028% · the rate the exchange publishes, stated for a year. Not net carry.

Open interest
$13.5M
24h volume
$1.0M
Basis (spot vs perp)
-0.12%
Settlement interval
every 4 hours

The outlook for funding ahead (dark band = the usual range / pale band = the rare range)

0%/yr+5.0+10.0nowafter 2 fundingsafter 4 fundingsafter 6 fundings+7.4%+0.31%now ▲+3.7%

Which side is pushing, the buyers or the sellers (buys that took the offer − sells that hit the bid, accumulated)
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The line takes the amount that buy orders took actively, subtracts the amount that sell orders took actively, and adds it up from the oldest onwards. Rising means the buyers are pushing, falling means the sellers are. The unit is the quantity of the asset itself.

-100.0K+0+100.0K+200.0K21:5323:5201:52+241.1K-115.8K+159.9K

OI over time (open interest on the perp, USD)

$12.8M$13.0M$13.2M$13.4M11:1918:3401:49$13.5M$12.8M$13.5M

24h volume over time (USD)

$1.2M$1.4M11:1918:3401:49$1.4M$1.0M$1.0M

The gap between the spot and the perp price over time (as a share of the principal)

-0.20-0.100%11:1918:3401:49+0.00%-0.19%▼-0.06%

Funding over time (converted to an annual rate)

0%/yr+5.0+10.011:1918:3401:49+11.0%+3.5%▲+3.7%

Summary

Funding rate
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This is simply the funding rate the exchange publishes, converted straight to an annual figure. It is not net carry (neither the costs nor the amount set aside in case it turns out worse than expected have been taken out).
▲ +3.1%/yr (per 8h +0.00%)
Receiving side
Sell side
Basis
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The gap between the spot price and the futures price (as a share of the notional). ⚠ marks a gap of 0.25% or more.
-0.12%
Open interest
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The amount still open in that market (open interest). — means the exchange does not publish it, not that the figure is small. The same goes for the 24h volume below.
$13.5M
24h volume
$1.0M
Funding settlement interval
every 4 hours
Price behaviour
Choppy

Recent funding settlements (the rate the exchange actually applied)

The funding actually settled on WIF at MEXC averages +10.2% a year over the last 7 days (41 settlements), and +5.8% a year over the last 30 days (179 settlements).

Settled atPer 8 hoursA year
+0.0100%+11.0%
+0.0100%+11.0%
+0.0100%+11.0%
+0.0100%+11.0%
+0.0100%+11.0%
+0.0004%+0.4%
+0.0036%+3.9%
+0.0100%+11.0%
+0.0044%+4.8%

Rates the exchange publishes as applied at each settlement, put on an 8-hour footing; the yearly figure is that × 3 × 365 (simple). An average adds up the settled rates and divides by the hours they covered.

Price behaviour

Behaviour
Choppy
How sure this reading is
7%
Number of 1-minute bars it is based on
540
The measures used in the calculation
How readily the price keeps going
0.352
How readily funding keeps going
1.556
How clear the direction is
18.14
How rough the price is (difference from usual)
2.15
How strong the slope is (difference from usual)
0.89

Breakdown of net carry

Receiving side: Sell side · Price behaviour: High volatility (confidence of the call 7%) · assumes holding for 6 funding payments

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These amounts are from your side. A plus is money that comes in to you, a minus is money that goes out.

Funding expected to be received from here on (this exchange only)+0.02%
Gain or loss from the gap between the spot and the future price (gap when opened -0.06%)-0.04%
Cost of opening-0.26%
Cost of closing-0.26%
Set aside in case it turns out worse than expected-0.25%
= Net carry -0.79%
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A share of the open interest (over the holding period). It is the amount left after the costs and the amount set aside in case it turns out worse than expected have been taken out.
A high funding rate does not mean a good trade

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Questions we are asked

How often does MEXC settle funding on WIF?

Funding on the WIF perpetual at MEXC settles every 4 hours.

The newest settlement on record is .

When the funding rate is positive, who pays?

When the funding rate is positive the buy side (longs) pays the sell side (shorts); when it is negative the sell side pays the buy side.

On MEXC WIF it is +0.0028% per 8 hours right now, so the sell side receives it.

How is the yearly figure worked out?

The yearly figure is the rate per 8 hours × 3 a day × 365 days, simple rather than compounded.

An exchange that settles every hour is first put on the same 8-hour footing, so exchanges compare directly. The 7- and 30-day averages add up the rates actually settled in that span, divide by the hours those settlements covered, and state it for a year.

Where can I compare WIF funding across exchanges?

The rate on each exchange for WIF is listed on Compare WIF funding across exchanges.