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šŸ” What Is a Funding Fee in Perpetual Futures?

Perpetual futures don’t have an expiry date. To keep the futures price aligned with the spot price, exchanges use something called a funding rate.

This isn’t a fee charged by Binance, but a payment between traders.

If the funding rate is positive, traders with long positions pay those with short positions.

If it’s negative, shorts pay longs.

Binance calculates this every 8 hours: 00:00, 08:00, and 16:00 UTC.

😰 Why Can Your Funding Fee Be More Than Your Profit?

Here are three main reasons:

Small Profit, Big Position Size

For example, you’re scalping and make $5 profit on a $10,000 position.

If the funding