[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  REAL [@0xReal_](/creator/twitter/0xReal_) on x 3233 followers Created: 2025-07-21 04:18:03 UTC Funding rates are a crucial part of trading perpetual futures, and @dYdX makes understanding them simple. Unlike regular futures, perpetual contracts don’t expire. So how do their prices stay in line with the real asset? That’s where funding rates come in. On @dYdX, every hour, traders on the long or short side pay each other depending on whether the perpetual price is above or below the spot price. If the price is higher than spot, longs pay shorts, discouraging crowded long positions and pulling prices back. If it’s lower, shorts pay longs to push prices up. This ongoing payment system keeps perpetual prices tethered to reality, without any expiry date. @dYdX updates funding rates hourly and shows you real-time and historical data right on their platform. This transparency helps you avoid unexpected costs and make smarter trading decisions. Funding rates aren’t just a fee, they’re the mechanism that balances the market and keeps perpetual trading fair. If you want to trade perpetuals with speed, transparency, and deep liquidity, knowing how funding rates work on dYdX is key. Trade smart. Trade informed. Trade @dYdX. gdYdX CT. 🙌🏽💜  XXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [futures](/topic/futures) [rates](/topic/rates) [Post Link](https://x.com/0xReal_/status/1947149048047350005)
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REAL @0xReal_ on x 3233 followers
Created: 2025-07-21 04:18:03 UTC
Funding rates are a crucial part of trading perpetual futures, and @dYdX makes understanding them simple.
Unlike regular futures, perpetual contracts don’t expire.
So how do their prices stay in line with the real asset? That’s where funding rates come in.
On @dYdX, every hour, traders on the long or short side pay each other depending on whether the perpetual price is above or below the spot price.
If the price is higher than spot, longs pay shorts, discouraging crowded long positions and pulling prices back. If it’s lower, shorts pay longs to push prices up.
This ongoing payment system keeps perpetual prices tethered to reality, without any expiry date.
@dYdX updates funding rates hourly and shows you real-time and historical data right on their platform.
This transparency helps you avoid unexpected costs and make smarter trading decisions.
Funding rates aren’t just a fee, they’re the mechanism that balances the market and keeps perpetual trading fair.
If you want to trade perpetuals with speed, transparency, and deep liquidity, knowing how funding rates work on dYdX is key.
Trade smart. Trade informed. Trade @dYdX.
gdYdX CT. 🙌🏽💜
XXXXX engagements
