CEX Perp Funding Aggregator — Binance OKX Bybit Hyperliquid

CEX Funding Rate Aggregator — Crypto Perpetual Funding Across Binance, Bybit, OKX & More

Crypto funding rate aggregator for USDT perpetual futures across Binance, Bybit, OKX, Bitget, BingX, and Gate.io — all normalized to annualized APR in a single call. Spot over-leveraged longs or shorts, detect CEX perpetual funding extremes, and surface exchange funding comparison spreads for cash-and-carry arbitrage. No API key required. Runs on Apify's cloud infrastructure in under 60 seconds.

Keywords: crypto funding rate aggregator · CEX perpetual funding · exchange funding comparison · Binance funding rate · Bybit funding · OKX funding · carry trade crypto · perpetual futures funding · funding rate alert · annualized APR

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What does the CEX Funding Rate Aggregator do?

The CEX Funding Rate Aggregator pulls live perpetual futures funding rates from up to six major centralized exchanges, normalizes them to annualized APR (rate x 3 x 365 x 100), and returns a per-symbol dataset with cross-venue spread calculation. For each symbol you get the funding APR at every enabled exchange, the maximum absolute APR (the primary signal for extremes), and the venue spread (the gap between the highest-funded and lowest-funded exchange — the carry-trade profit before execution costs). Apify's scheduler lets you run this every 8 hours (aligned to funding settlement windows) or more frequently without managing any infrastructure.

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Why use the CEX Funding Rate Aggregator?

• Extreme funding = actionable signal. Perpetual funding rates above 50% APR on a major coin historically precede short squeezes (high positive) or relief rallies (extreme negative). This actor finds those extremes across all venues simultaneously.
• Cross-venue carry trade. When Binance pays 15% APR and OKX pays 8% APR for the same symbol, a delta-neutral position — long on OKX, short on Binance — captures that 7% spread. The venue_spread_apr_pct field surfaces this automatically.
• Market sentiment gauge. Sustained high positive funding = over-leveraged longs, late-stage bullish positioning. Sustained negative funding = fearful shorts, contrarian buy territory. This data quantifies what Twitter debates qualitatively.
• Multi-exchange risk monitoring. Running on a single exchange misses funding divergences. Aggregating across six venues gives you the full picture of where leverage is concentrated.
• Automated alerts. Set alertAbsApr and your Telegram ID to get notified the moment any tracked symbol crosses your threshold — without polling manually.

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How to use the CEX Funding Rate Aggregator

1. Open the actor on Apify Store and click Try for free.
2. To scan for funding extremes, set autoDetectTop: 100 and minAbsFundingApr: 30 — this returns only symbols with annualized funding above 30%.
3. Click Start — the run completes in under 60 seconds.
4. Access results via the Dataset tab as JSON or CSV, or pipe to your trading system via the Apify API.
5. Schedule runs every 8 hours using Apify's cron scheduler to align with perpetual funding settlement windows.

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Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
symbols	array	[]	Specific base symbols to track, e.g. ["BTC", "ETH", "SOL"]. Empty = use autoDetectTop
autoDetectTop	integer	50	When symbols is empty, auto-fetch top N symbols by Binance 24h volume
includeBinance	boolean	true	Include Binance USDT-M perpetuals
includeBybit	boolean	true	Include Bybit linear perpetuals
includeOkx	boolean	true	Include OKX USDT-SWAP
minAbsFundingApr	number	0	Only return symbols with absolute funding APR above this percentage
sortBy	string	abs_funding_desc	abs_funding_desc, funding_asc, funding_desc, symbol_asc
alertAbsApr	number	0	Send Telegram alert when any symbol's absolute APR exceeds this. 0 = disabled
telegramBotToken	string	—	Telegram bot token for funding rate alerts
telegramChatId	string	—	Telegram chat ID to receive alerts

Example — Funding extremes scanner:

{"autoDetectTop": 100, "minAbsFundingApr": 30, "sortBy": "abs_funding_desc"}

Example — Major-coin squeeze alert:

{
  "symbols": ["BTC", "ETH", "SOL", "DOGE"],
  "alertAbsApr": 50,
  "telegramBotToken": "<token>",
  "telegramChatId": "<chat_id>"
}

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Output

Each item represents one symbol with funding APR across all enabled exchanges and the computed cross-venue spread.

[
  {
    "symbol": "BTC",
    "binance_funding_apr_pct": 10.95,
    "bybit_funding_apr_pct": 11.20,
    "okx_funding_apr_pct": 9.80,
    "max_abs_funding_apr_pct": 11.20,
    "venue_spread_apr_pct": 1.40,
    "binance_mark_price": 95423.5,
    "bybit_mark_price": 95420.1,
    "next_funding_time": "2026-06-02T16:00:00+00:00",
    "exchanges_present": 3,
    "timestamp": "2026-06-02T11:42:18+00:00"
  },
  {
    "symbol": "PEPE",
    "binance_funding_apr_pct": 82.1,
    "bybit_funding_apr_pct": 79.4,
    "okx_funding_apr_pct": 76.2,
    "max_abs_funding_apr_pct": 82.1,
    "venue_spread_apr_pct": 5.9,
    "binance_mark_price": 0.0000142,
    "bybit_mark_price": 0.0000141,
    "next_funding_time": "2026-06-02T16:00:00+00:00",
    "exchanges_present": 3,
    "timestamp": "2026-06-02T11:42:18+00:00"
  }
]

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Data fields

Field	Type	Description
symbol	string	Base token symbol
binance_funding_apr_pct	number	Binance funding rate annualized to APR percentage
bybit_funding_apr_pct	number	Bybit funding rate annualized to APR percentage
okx_funding_apr_pct	number	OKX funding rate annualized to APR percentage
max_abs_funding_apr_pct	number	Highest absolute APR across all enabled venues — main sort/filter key
venue_spread_apr_pct	number	Max-APR venue minus min-APR venue — carry-trade gross spread
*_mark_price	number	Per-venue mark price in USDT at time of fetch
next_funding_time	string	UTC ISO timestamp of next 8-hour funding settlement
exchanges_present	integer	Number of venues that returned data for this symbol (1–6)
timestamp	string	UTC ISO timestamp of data fetch

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Cost estimation

This actor uses Pay-Per-Event (PPE) pricing — you pay only for symbols returned.

Use case	Symbols returned	Estimated cost
Top 50 symbols	50	$0.10
Top 100 with filter	~40–60	$0.08–$0.12
Full top-300 sweep	300	$0.60
Daily 8h schedule, top 100	100 x 3/day	$0.60/day

Rate: $0.002 per symbol returned. Monitoring the top 50 coins three times daily costs under $0.30/day.

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FAQ

Why annualize the funding rate to APR instead of showing the raw 8-hour rate? Raw funding rates (typically 0.01%–0.10% per 8 hours) are hard to compare across venues and strategies. Annualized APR makes cross-venue spreads intuitive — a 1.4% APR spread is immediately recognizable as a meaningful carry opportunity, whereas comparing 0.0038% to 0.0031% is not. The formula is rate_8h x 3 settlements/day x 365 days x 100.

Does this actor require API keys for Binance, Bybit, or OKX? No. All funding rate endpoints used (/fapi/v1/premiumIndex, /v5/market/tickers, /api/v5/public/funding-rate) are public and require no authentication. There is no rate-limit risk at single-actor call volumes.

How do I use the venue spread for a carry trade? When venue_spread_apr_pct is positive and large (e.g., 5%+), open a delta-neutral position: go long the perpetual on the lower-funded venue and short on the higher-funded venue. You collect the spread on each 8-hour settlement minus exchange fees and slippage. Always account for execution costs and liquidation risk before trading.

Disclaimer: This actor provides aggregated market data from public exchange APIs. Funding rate data is fetched at run time and may not reflect the exact rate at settlement. Nothing in this output is financial advice. Perpetual futures carry significant liquidation risk. Trade only what you can afford to lose.

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• Korea Exchange Pulse — Korean retail volume spikes often coincide with funding extremes.

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Live Sample Run

A real run executed on 2026-06-10 with default inputs:

Field	Value
Items in dataset	3
Dataset (JSON)	https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/7F30ZZxPfTDMTjLsF/items?clean=1&format=json
Dataset (CSV)	https://api.apify.com/v2/datasets/7F30ZZxPfTDMTjLsF/items?clean=1&format=csv
Run summary (KVS)	https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/Fo3uPUz2Y8qfZzRIR/records/SUMMARY
Run details	https://api.apify.com/v2/actor-runs/8e4GmD1UHReQycVd4

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