Lighter vs Binance perpetual futures
Lighter vs Binance: Lighter standard account 0 / 0 (API: all active markets 0 / 0); premium tiers via staked LIT fees and 1h funding; Binance USDT-M regular user taker 0.05% / maker 0.02% fees and per market 1h / 4h / 8h (API fundingInfo) funding. 107 assets trade on both; longs paid less funding on Lighter for 73 of 107 right now.
as of 2026-10-10 14:05 UTC. source: each exchange's docs and public API, checked hourly.
rules side by side
| Lighter | Binance | |
|---|---|---|
| markets | 213 | 568 |
| funding interval | 1h | per market 1h / 4h / 8h (API fundingInfo) |
| funding cap | 0.5% per hour (4% per 8h) | per market adjustedFundingRateCap (API) |
| base fees | standard account 0 / 0 (API: all active markets 0 / 0); premium tiers via staked LIT | USDT-M regular user taker 0.05% / maker 0.02% |
| max leverage | 3-50x | - |
biggest funding gaps now (annualized)
| asset | Lighter | Binance | gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| BB | -85.8% | +10.9% | -96.8% |
| MET | +10.5% | -64.7% | +75.2% |
| RIVER | -56.1% | +10.9% | -67.0% |
| ZRO | +59.6% | +10.9% | +48.6% |
| TRX | +6.1% | -36.0% | +42.1% |
| PEPE | -30.7% | +10.9% | -41.6% |
| CAP | +10.5% | +38.4% | -27.9% |
| ARB | -28.0% | -0.3% | -27.7% |
| XPL | -18.4% | +9.2% | -27.6% |
| GMX | -15.8% | +7.8% | -23.6% |
| PONS | +10.5% | +33.1% | -22.6% |
| LIT | -11.4% | +10.9% | -22.3% |
| SOL | -11.4% | +10.9% | -22.3% |
| AVAX | -14.0% | +8.2% | -22.3% |
| S | +10.5% | -11.6% | +22.1% |