Kraken Pro shows live funding, open interest and liquidations on its perpetual futures, so you can position for the funding and basis spread.
On Kraken Pro, the funding rate is a periodic cash payment between traders holding long and short positions on perpetual futures. It is not a fee charged by the exchange. It is an anchor mechanism used to keep the price of a perpetual contract close to the asset’s spot market price.
Holding offsetting spot and perpetual positions to earn the funding spread while staying market-neutral.
On Kraken Pro, perpetual futures funding payments occur every hour for UK, European, and global clients, while US clients typically operate on an 8-hour funding interval schedule. The funding amount is calculated continuously and settled at those intervals depending on your geo.
