Paradex vs Pacifica perpetual futures
Paradex vs Pacifica: Paradex UI 0 / 0; API taker 0.02% (API fee_config) fees and continuous accrual, 8h period funding; Pacifica tier 1 taker 0.040% / maker 0.015% fees and 1h funding. 46 assets trade on both; longs paid less funding on Paradex for 38 of 46 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 | Pacifica | |
|---|---|---|
| markets | 66 | 78 |
| funding interval | continuous accrual, 8h period | 1h |
| funding cap | per market max_funding_rate (API) | 4% per hour |
| base fees | UI 0 / 0; API taker 0.02% (API fee_config) | tier 1 taker 0.040% / maker 0.015% |
| max leverage | 5-50x | 1-50x |
biggest funding gaps now (annualized)
| asset | Paradex | Pacifica | gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNDK | +65.5% | +27.0% | +38.5% |
| VVV | -23.3% | +10.9% | -34.3% |
| LIT | +6.0% | +31.4% | -25.4% |
| MSTR | +35.1% | +10.9% | +24.1% |
| XAU | +5.5% | -18.1% | +23.6% |
| MON | -12.6% | +10.9% | -23.5% |
| DRAM | +29.0% | +10.9% | +18.0% |
| JUP | -27.7% | -12.9% | -14.8% |
| HYPE | -3.8% | +10.9% | -14.8% |
| AAVE | +2.8% | +10.9% | -8.1% |
| BTC | +3.5% | +10.9% | -7.5% |
| AVAX | +4.7% | +10.9% | -6.3% |
| LINK | +5.2% | +10.9% | -5.7% |
| CL | +5.5% | +10.9% | -5.5% |
| XAG | +5.5% | +10.9% | -5.5% |