NOW perpetuals

Compare funding costs for one asset across venues.

Data as of 2026-09-09 13:53 UTC

NOW is quoted on 6 contracts. The highest funding rate is on Lighter at +3.50% annualised over a 8h rate period, and the lowest is on OKX at 0.00% — a gap of 3.50 points. Rate periods differ by venue, so rates are normalised to simple annualised values. Payment direction depends on whether the position is long or short.

Highest rate now

+3.50%

Lighter · 8h

Lowest rate now

0.00%

OKX · 8h

Spread

3.50

points

By venue

Venue	Rate	Annualised	30d realised APR	Max leverage	24h turnover	Actions
LighterOn-chainNOW	+0.0032%8h	+3.50%	— no history yet	5x	1.2K	Liquidation → Trade →
AsterOn-chainNOWUSDT	0.0000%8h	0.00%	— no history yet	—	15.4K	Trade →
BitgetCentralisedNOWUSDT	0.0000%8h	0.00%	— no history yet	20x	305.7K	Liquidation → Trade →
BybitCentralisedNOWUSDT	0.0000%8h	0.00%	— no history yet	25x	181.2K	Liquidation → Trade →
GateCentralisedNOW_USDT	0.0000%8h	0.00%	— no history yet	20x	328.9K	Liquidation → Trade →
OKXCentralisedNOW-USDT-SWAP	0.0000%8h	0.00%	— no history yet	20x	230.1K	Liquidation → Trade →

NOW comparison scope and payment direction

This page retains low-turnover NOW contracts without the main ranking’s $1M threshold. Positive funding is paid by longs; negative funding is paid by shorts. High and low are rate values, not recommendations. Contracts can use different quote currencies, settlement currencies and multipliers; check their specifications before comparing. Annualisation method · Official sources.

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Margin ladders

Lighter · NOW No deduction

Tier	Range	Maintenance rate	Max leverage	Deduction
1	0 – ∞ quote	12.0000%	5.00x	—

Bitget · NOWUSDT No deduction

Tier	Range	Maintenance rate	Max leverage	Deduction
1	0 – 100000 quote	2.5000%	20.00x	—
2	100000 – 500000 quote	4.0000%	15.00x	—
3	500000 – 2000000 quote	5.0000%	10.00x	—
4	2000000 – 5000000 quote	10.0000%	5.00x	—
5	5000000 – 10000000 quote	12.5000%	4.00x	—
6	10000000 – 25000000 quote	30.0000%	2.00x	—
7	25000000 – ∞ quote	60.0000%	1.00x	—

Bybit · NOWUSDT With deduction

Tier	Range	Maintenance rate	Max leverage	Deduction
1	0 – 50000 quote	2.0000%	25.00x	—
2	50000 – 60000 quote	2.0800%	24.00x	40
3	60000 – 75000 quote	2.1700%	23.00x	94
4	75000 – 97500 quote	2.2700%	22.00x	169
5	97500 – 105000 quote	2.3800%	21.00x	276.25
6	105000 – 112500 quote	2.5000%	20.00x	402.25
7	112500 – 150000 quote	2.6300%	19.00x	548.5
8	150000 – 225000 quote	2.7800%	18.00x	773.5
9	225000 – 300000 quote	2.9400%	17.00x	1133.5
10	300000 – 375000 quote	3.1300%	16.00x	1703.5
11	375000 – 450000 quote	3.3300%	15.00x	2453.5
12	450000 – 675000 quote	3.5700%	14.00x	3533.5
13	675000 – 900000 quote	3.8500%	13.00x	5423.5
14	900000 – 1200000 quote	4.1700%	12.00x	8303.5
15	1200000 – 1500000 quote	4.5500%	11.00x	12863.5
16	1500000 – 2500000 quote	5.0000%	10.00x	19613.5
17	2500000 – 3000000 quote	5.5600%	9.00x	33613.5
18	3000000 – 3500000 quote	6.2500%	8.00x	54313.5
19	3500000 – 4000000 quote	7.1400%	7.00x	85463.5
20	4000000 – 4500000 quote	8.3300%	6.00x	133063.5
21	4500000 – 5000000 quote	10.0000%	5.00x	208213.5
22	5000000 – 8750000 quote	11.1100%	4.50x	263713.5
23	8750000 – 12500000 quote	12.5000%	4.00x	385338.5
24	12500000 – 15625000 quote	14.2900%	3.50x	609088.5
25	15625000 – 18750000 quote	16.6700%	3.00x	980963.5
26	18750000 – 25000000 quote	20.0000%	2.50x	1605338.5
27	25000000 – 37500000 quote	25.0000%	2.00x	2855338.5
28	37500000 – 50000000 quote	28.5700%	1.75x	4194088.5
29	50000000 – 65000000 quote	33.3300%	1.50x	6574088.5
30	65000000 – ∞ quote	50.0000%	1.00x	17409588.5

Gate · NOW_USDT With deduction

Tier	Range	Maintenance rate	Max leverage	Deduction
1	0 – 5000 quote	2.5000%	20.00x	—
2	5000 – 10000 quote	3.0000%	16.00x	25
3	10000 – 20000 quote	3.5000%	14.00x	75
4	20000 – 30000 quote	4.0000%	12.00x	175
5	30000 – 50000 quote	5.0000%	10.00x	475
6	50000 – 70000 quote	6.5000%	8.00x	1225
7	70000 – 100000 quote	8.0000%	6.00x	2275
8	100000 – 200000 quote	10.0000%	5.00x	4275
9	200000 – 300000 quote	15.0000%	4.00x	14275
10	300000 – 500000 quote	20.0000%	3.00x	29275
11	500000 – 1000000 quote	25.0000%	2.00x	54275
12	1000000 – 1500000 quote	40.0000%	1.50x	204275
13	1500000 – ∞ quote	70.0000%	1.05x	654275

OKX · NOW-USDT-SWAP No deduction

Tier	Range	Maintenance rate	Max leverage	Deduction
1	0 – 120 base	2.0000%	20.00x	—
2	120.01 – 240 base	3.0000%	15.00x	—
3	240.01 – 360 base	4.0000%	12.50x	—
4	360.01 – 480 base	4.5000%	11.76x	—
5	480.01 – 600 base	5.0000%	11.11x	—
6	600.01 – 720 base	5.5000%	10.52x	—
7	720.01 – 840 base	6.0000%	10.00x	—
8	840.01 – 960 base	6.5000%	9.52x	—
9	960.01 – 1080 base	7.0000%	9.09x	—
10	1080.01 – 1200 base	7.5000%	8.69x	—
11	1200.01 – 1320 base	8.0000%	8.33x	—
12	1320.01 – 1440 base	8.5000%	8.00x	—
13	1440.01 – 1560 base	9.0000%	7.69x	—
14	1560.01 – 1680 base	9.5000%	7.40x	—
15	1680.01 – 1800 base	10.0000%	7.14x	—
16	1800.01 – 1920 base	10.5000%	6.89x	—
17	1920.01 – 2040 base	11.0000%	6.66x	—
18	2040.01 – 2160 base	11.5000%	6.45x	—
19	2160.01 – 2280 base	12.0000%	6.25x	—
20	2280.01 – 2400 base	12.5000%	6.06x	—
21	2400.01 – 2520 base	13.0000%	5.88x	—
22	2520.01 – 2640 base	13.5000%	5.71x	—
23	2640.01 – 2760 base	14.0000%	5.55x	—
24	2760.01 – 2880 base	14.5000%	5.40x	—
25	2880.01 – 3000 base	15.0000%	5.26x	—
26	3000.01 – 3120 base	15.5000%	5.12x	—
27	3120.01 – 3240 base	16.0000%	5.00x	—
28	3240.01 – 3360 base	16.5000%	4.87x	—
29	3360.01 – 3480 base	17.0000%	4.76x	—
30	3480.01 – 3600 base	17.5000%	4.65x	—
31	3600.01 – 3720 base	18.0000%	4.54x	—
32	3720.01 – 3840 base	18.5000%	4.44x	—
33	3840.01 – 3960 base	19.0000%	4.34x	—
34	3960.01 – 4080 base	19.5000%	4.25x	—
35	4080.01 – 4200 base	20.0000%	4.16x	—
36	4200.01 – 4320 base	20.5000%	4.08x	—
37	4320.01 – 4440 base	21.0000%	4.00x	—
38	4440.01 – 4560 base	21.5000%	3.92x	—
39	4560.01 – 4680 base	22.0000%	3.84x	—
40	4680.01 – 4800 base	22.5000%	3.77x	—
41	4800.01 – 4920 base	23.0000%	3.70x	—
42	4920.01 – 5040 base	23.5000%	3.63x	—
43	5040.01 – 5160 base	24.0000%	3.57x	—
44	5160.01 – 5280 base	24.5000%	3.50x	—
45	5280.01 – 5400 base	25.0000%	3.44x	—
46	5400.01 – 5520 base	25.5000%	3.38x	—
47	5520.01 – 5640 base	26.0000%	3.33x	—
48	5640.01 – 5760 base	26.5000%	3.27x	—
49	5760.01 – 5880 base	27.0000%	3.22x	—
50	5880.01 – 6000 base	27.5000%	3.17x	—
51	6000.01 – 6120 base	28.0000%	3.12x	—
52	6120.01 – 6240 base	28.5000%	3.07x	—
53	6240.01 – 6360 base	29.0000%	3.03x	—
54	6360.01 – 6480 base	29.5000%	2.98x	—
55	6480.01 – 6600 base	30.0000%	2.94x	—
56	6600.01 – 6720 base	30.5000%	2.89x	—
57	6720.01 – 6840 base	31.0000%	2.85x	—
58	6840.01 – 6960 base	31.5000%	2.81x	—
59	6960.01 – 7080 base	32.0000%	2.77x	—
60	7080.01 – 7200 base	32.5000%	2.73x	—
61	7200.01 – 7320 base	33.0000%	2.70x	—
62	7320.01 – 7440 base	33.5000%	2.66x	—
63	7440.01 – 7560 base	34.0000%	2.63x	—
64	7560.01 – 7680 base	34.5000%	2.59x	—
65	7680.01 – 7800 base	35.0000%	2.56x	—
66	7800.01 – 7920 base	35.5000%	2.53x	—
67	7920.01 – 8040 base	36.0000%	2.50x	—
68	8040.01 – 8160 base	36.5000%	2.46x	—
69	8160.01 – 8280 base	37.0000%	2.43x	—
70	8280.01 – 8400 base	37.5000%	2.40x	—
71	8400.01 – 8520 base	38.0000%	2.38x	—
72	8520.01 – 8640 base	38.5000%	2.35x	—
73	8640.01 – 8760 base	39.0000%	2.32x	—
74	8760.01 – 8880 base	39.5000%	2.29x	—
75	8880.01 – 9000 base	40.0000%	2.27x	—
76	9000.01 – 9120 base	40.5000%	2.24x	—
77	9120.01 – 9240 base	41.0000%	2.22x	—
78	9240.01 – 9360 base	41.5000%	2.19x	—
79	9360.01 – 9480 base	42.0000%	2.17x	—
80	9480.01 – 9600 base	42.5000%	2.15x	—
81	9600.01 – 9720 base	43.0000%	2.12x	—
82	9720.01 – 9840 base	43.5000%	2.10x	—
83	9840.01 – 9960 base	44.0000%	2.08x	—
84	9960.01 – 10080 base	44.5000%	2.06x	—
85	10080.01 – 10200 base	45.0000%	2.04x	—
86	10200.01 – 10320 base	45.5000%	2.02x	—
87	10320.01 – 10440 base	46.0000%	2.00x	—

NONOW perpetuals