Lighter vs OKX perpetual futures
Lighter vs OKX: Lighter standard account 0 / 0 (API: all active markets 0 / 0); premium tiers via staked LIT fees and 1h funding; OKX regular user taker 0.05% / maker 0.02% fees and per market (from next minus current funding time; 8h default) funding. 179 assets trade on both; longs paid less funding on Lighter for 78 of 179 right now.
as of 2026-10-10 15:07 UTC. source: each exchange's docs and public API, checked hourly.
rules side by side
| Lighter | OKX | |
|---|---|---|
| markets | 213 | 500 |
| funding interval | 1h | per market (from next minus current funding time; 8h default) |
| funding cap | 0.5% per hour (4% per 8h) | per market maxFundingRate (API) |
| base fees | standard account 0 / 0 (API: all active markets 0 / 0); premium tiers via staked LIT | regular user taker 0.05% / maker 0.02% |
| max leverage | 3-50x | 3-100x |
biggest funding gaps now (annualized)
| asset | Lighter | OKX | gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| H100 | +1.8% | -974.9% | +976.7% |
| CASHCAT | +284.7% | +10.9% | +273.8% |
| AI | +266.3% | +10.9% | +255.4% |
| ZRO | +105.1% | +10.9% | +94.2% |
| SNDK | +86.7% | +9.1% | +77.6% |
| AAOI | +3.5% | +74.3% | -70.8% |
| US500 | +3.5% | +66.9% | -63.4% |
| LITE | +63.1% | +0.0% | +63.1% |
| RAY | +10.5% | -43.1% | +53.6% |
| RIVER | -39.4% | +10.9% | -50.4% |
| SAMSUNG | +49.9% | +0.0% | +49.9% |
| GMX | -32.4% | +10.9% | -43.4% |
| MET | +10.5% | -27.5% | +38.0% |
| 2Z | +10.5% | -27.1% | +37.6% |
| DRAM | +36.8% | +0.0% | +36.8% |