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Funding rates · XAU-USDT

Live XAU-USDT perpetual funding rates on OKX, Bybit, Bitget and Gate, converted into what holding the position costs in dollars.

Updated 2026-10-20 23:09 UTC

XAU-USDT

Cost of holding this position

4 exchanges

+$93.60

$10.0k · 30 days · 1x Long

ExchangeGateWide selection
of your margin0.94%
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Last 24 settlements

4 exchanges
GateWide selection+0.0052%
BitgetCopy trading+0.0127%
OKXTrading tools+0.0333%
BybitDerivatives+0.0209%

The estimate assumes today's funding rate stays the same for the whole holding period. In practice the rate changes at every settlement.

XAU-USDT · Long

XAU funding rate by exchange

4 exchanges
#Exchange24h volume Funding rateAnnualised Bid-ask spread Cost for a long
1 GateWide selection Cheapest $625.5M +0.0052%/4h 11.39% 0.000242% +$93.60
2 BitgetCopy trading $182.9M +0.0127%/4h 27.81% 0.000242% +$228.60
3 OKXTrading tools $281.3M +0.0333%/8h 36.47% 0.00242% +$299.76
4 BybitDerivatives $114.8M +0.0209%/4h 45.79% 0.000242% +$376.33
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XAU-USDT

Where holding XAU was cheapest over 90 days

Over the last 90 days a $10,000 long paid $136.36 in funding on Gate, the cheapest of 4 exchanges, and paid $266.66 on Bitget, the most expensive: a difference of $130.30.

The ranking runs the other way for shorts: a $10,000 short received $266.66 on Bitget, the best exchange for a short.

The ranking has moved: over the last 7 days the cheapest for longs was OKX, and over 30 days Gate, so check the recent figures before relying on the 90-day result.

Running total of funding paid by a $10,000 long, day by day, on one scale for every exchange. Above the line the long paid; below it, it received.

Gate +$136.36
Bybit +$177.26
OKX +$177.74
Bitget +$266.66

XAU-USDT

XAU funding rate history: last 90 days

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What a $10,000 long position would have paid (+) or received (−) in funding on each exchange, at the funding rates each exchange published for every settlement. For a short, the signs are reversed.

Exchange Settlements Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days Average, annualised Positive settlements Lowest / highest
Gate 180 /4h +$9.37 +$78.63 +$136.36 9.57% 63% 0.0000% / +0.0261%
OKX 90 /8h +$6.14 +$91.21 +$177.74 11.10% 57% 0.0000% / +0.0585%
Bybit 180 /4h +$15.22 +$112.71 +$177.25 13.71% 63% 0.0000% / +0.0333%
Bitget 180 /4h +$20.18 +$119.89 +$266.66 14.59% 62% 0.0000% / +0.0391%

XAU-USDT

XAU funding rate history by day

Each cell adds up every settlement on that exchange during one UTC day. Multiply by your position size for the day's payment: +0.0300% on $10,000 is $3.

Date (UTC) GateOKXBybitBitget
2026-10-19+0.0094%+0.0084%+0.0167%+0.0224%
2026-10-18+0.0120%0.0000%+0.0241%0.0000%
2026-10-170.0000%0.0000%0.0000%0.0000%
2026-10-16+0.0016%0.0000%+0.0025%+0.0118%
2026-10-15+0.0030%0.0000%+0.0048%+0.0212%
2026-10-14+0.0403%+0.0206%+0.0618%+0.0863%
2026-10-13+0.0015%0.0000%+0.0032%+0.0169%
2026-10-120.0000%0.0000%+0.0051%+0.0090%
2026-10-110.0000%0.0000%0.0000%0.0000%
2026-10-100.0000%0.0000%0.0000%0.0000%
2026-10-090.0000%+0.0026%+0.0115%+0.0093%
2026-10-08+0.0193%+0.0183%+0.0217%+0.0174%
2026-10-07+0.0758%+0.0631%+0.0978%+0.0901%
2026-10-06+0.0310%+0.0281%+0.0548%+0.0388%

XAU-USDT

XAU funding rate: common questions

Do longs or shorts pay XAU funding right now?

Longs pay shorts on all 4 exchanges. The next XAU funding rate is positive everywhere, from +0.0052% on Gate to +0.0333% on OKX.

Is the XAU funding rate high right now?

Yes. At the last settlement on Gate the rate was +0.0079%, well above its typical size of 0.0019% per settlement over the past 30 days.

Is the XAU perpetual trading above or below spot?

Above. On the 4 exchanges that publish an index price, the XAU perpetual's mark price is 0.0713% to 0.0967% above the spot index. Exchanges combine this premium with a small interest component to set the next funding rate, so a lasting premium pushes funding up.

Which exchange was cheapest for holding XAU over the last 90 days?

Over the last 90 days a $10,000 long paid $136.36 in funding on Gate, the cheapest of 4 exchanges, and paid $266.66 on Bitget, the most expensive: a difference of $130.30.

The ranking runs the other way for shorts: a $10,000 short received $266.66 on Bitget, the best exchange for a short.

The ranking has moved: over the last 7 days the cheapest for longs was OKX, and over 30 days Gate, so check the recent figures before relying on the 90-day result.

Which exchange has the most XAU perpetual trading volume?

Gate has the most: 51.9% of the $1.20B in XAU perpetual futures traded across these exchanges in the last 24 hours, followed by OKX with 23.4%.

Open interest adds up to $817.0M on the exchanges that report it, the largest share on Gate (52.9%).

When is the next XAU funding payment?

Bybit, Bitget and Gate: every 4 hours, next at 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC.

OKX: every 8 hours, next at 2026-10-21 00:00 UTC.

Only positions that are open at the settlement time pay or receive funding.

What was the highest XAU funding rate in the last 30 days?

The highest settled rate was +0.0585% on OKX (2026-09-28 16:00 UTC); the lowest was 0.0000% on Bybit (2026-10-20 04:00 UTC).

On Gate the rate kept the same sign for all 30 days.

How much has XAU funding cost over the past 30 days?

At the funding rates each exchange published, holding a $10,000 long for the past 30 days would have cost $78.63 on Gate, the least, and $119.89 on Bitget, the most.

Over the past 90 days it would have cost $136.36 on Gate, the least, and $266.66 on Bitget, the most.

Funding rates are reset at every settlement, so these answers describe today's market, not a forecast.

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