Paradex vs dYdX perpetual futures
Paradex vs dYdX: Paradex UI 0 / 0; API taker 0.02% (API fee_config) fees and continuous accrual, 8h period funding; dYdX tier 1 taker 0.05% / maker 0.01% fees and 1h funding. 35 assets trade on both; longs paid less funding on Paradex for 6 of 35 right now.
as of 2026-10-10 15:07 UTC. source: each exchange's docs and public API, checked hourly.
rules side by side
| Paradex | dYdX | |
|---|---|---|
| markets | 66 | 73 |
| funding interval | continuous accrual, 8h period | 1h |
| funding cap | per market max_funding_rate (API) | 8h cap = 600% x (IMF - MMF) |
| base fees | UI 0 / 0; API taker 0.02% (API fee_config) | tier 1 taker 0.05% / maker 0.01% |
| max leverage | 5-50x | 5-50x |
biggest funding gaps now (annualized)
| asset | Paradex | dYdX | gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| WLFI | +8.8% | +49.5% | -40.8% |
| JUP | -27.7% | +9.8% | -37.5% |
| MON | -12.6% | +10.9% | -23.5% |
| LDO | +10.9% | +0.0% | +10.9% |
| ADA | +10.9% | +0.0% | +10.9% |
| PUMP | +10.8% | +0.0% | +10.8% |
| NEAR | +10.8% | +0.0% | +10.8% |
| SUI | +10.8% | +0.0% | +10.8% |
| TRUMP | +10.7% | +0.0% | +10.7% |
| UNI | +10.7% | +0.0% | +10.7% |
| BNB | +10.9% | +0.3% | +10.6% |
| TAO | +10.6% | +0.0% | +10.6% |
| PAXG | +10.9% | +0.7% | +10.3% |
| PENDLE | +10.1% | +0.0% | +10.1% |
| STRK | +9.7% | +0.0% | +9.7% |