Cheapest perp venue to hold a position, live funding normalized
TradingOKX
Leads0.14 bps
- p99
- 0.68 bps
- rank
- #1
- samples
- 2,880
Paradex
Trails2.12 bps
- p99
- 1.87 bps
- rank
- #6
- samples
- 2,880
OKX vs Paradex
OKX leads on 2 of 2 shared benchmarks, Paradex on 0. OKX wins on Cheapest perp venue to hold a position, live funding normalized (0.14 bps vs 2.12 bps), Perp DEX funding stability, 24h stddev of ETH funding ranked (0.0029% vs 0.0039%).
OKX
OKX is a major centralized exchange whose USDT-margined perpetual swaps settle funding on variable periods (typically 8 hours), with rates capped per instrument.
Paradex
Paradex is a perps-focused L2 exchange built on Starknet tech, with USD-settled perpetuals and funding accrued continuously over an 8 hour period.
Side by side measurements
Perp DEX funding stability, 24h stddev of ETH funding ranked
TradingOKX
Leads0.0029 %
- p99
- 0.0071%
- rank
- #2
- samples
- 2,880
Paradex
Trails0.0039 %
- p99
- 0.0066%
- rank
- #3
- samples
- 2,880
Frequently asked questions
OKX vs Paradex: which one is better?
OKX and Paradex are compared on 2 shared OpenChainBench benchmarks. OKX leads on Cheapest perp venue to hold a position, live funding normalized. See the live table on this page for every metric.
Which is faster on cheapest perp venue to hold a position, live funding normalized, OKX or Paradex?
On the Cheapest perp venue to hold a position, live funding normalized benchmark, OKX leads at 0.14 bps versus Paradex at 2.12 bps. Live measurement is updated continuously by the OpenChainBench harness.
How is the OKX vs Paradex comparison measured?
Every benchmark on this page uses the same open methodology, published at https://openchainbench.com/methodology. Data is CC-BY-4.0. Measurement harnesses are MIT-licensed.
How this pair was selected
A pair is published when all four conditions hold. Both providers run in the same OpenChainBench benchmark for at least seven consecutive days. Each provider has at least 1000 samples in the measurement window. The head to head query has observable third party search demand. Both providers have a public /products/[slug] page on OCB. The full pair ledger is versioned in the public repo so the methodology is externally verifiable.