Solana Perps Funding Rates Explained
The entry price is only part of a perpetual trade. Funding can change the cost of holding a position after it opens.
Updated 18 October 2026 · Educational information
Who pays funding?
Funding is a periodic transfer between the two sides of a perpetual market. A positive rate generally means longs pay shorts; a negative rate generally reverses that direction. The protocol can cap or adjust payments, so a displayed rate is not a guaranteed receipt.
Calculate an indicative payment
For a simple estimate, multiply position notional by the rate for one funding interval. A $2,000 position at +0.01% implies $0.20 per interval: a cost for the long and a receipt for the short before protocol-specific adjustments. Do not multiply an hourly rate as though it were an eight-hour rate. The contract page shows the configured funding interval when available.
Funding is not a trading fee
Execution fees are associated with fills. Funding relates to an open position over time. Network fees and price slippage are separate costs again. A low funding rate does not make an illiquid market inexpensive to enter or exit.
Read the timestamp and source
Bitpont displays the last funding value read from the configured protocol. It is not a prediction, a cross-exchange average or a fixed APR. The rate can change, and stale oracle data prevents reliable current estimates. Check the market availability label before using a number.
Orders, funding and collateral depend on the current protocol state. Confirmation does not prove a fill. Check the selected wallet and subaccount.
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