Aster TAO perpetual
TAOUSDT
As of 2026-09-09 12:46 UTC, TAOUSDT on Aster has a collected rate of +0.0050% over 4h, or +10.95% simple annualised; its collected settlement interval is 4h. Gate has a lower rate for longs at +0.22%.
Settled rates over the past 30 days
Contract specification
Quote currency: USDT · Settlement currency: USDT · Settlement interval: 4h. Lot size uses the venue’s original order unit; the calculator takes base-asset quantity.
The same asset elsewhere
| Venue | Contract | Rate period | Annualised |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gate | TAO_USDT | 4h | +0.22% |
| Lighter | TAO | 8h | +10.51% |
| Aster this page | TAOUSDT | 4h | +10.95% |
| Binance | TAOUSDT | 4h | +10.95% |
| Bitget | TAOUSDT | 4h | +10.95% |
| Bybit | TAOPERP | 4h | +10.95% |
| Hyperliquid | TAO | 1h | +10.95% |
| OKX | TAO-USDT-SWAP | 8h | +10.95% |
| Bybit | TAOUSDT | 4h | +11.06% |
Common questions
What is the Aster TAO funding rate?
The latest collected Aster TAO funding rate is +0.0050% over a 4h rate period, or +10.95% simple annualised. That period is used for conversion and may differ from the settlement interval. Positive means longs pay shorts; negative reverses this.
How often is funding charged on Aster TAO?
The collected settlement interval is 4h, normally 6 times a day. Venues can change it; confirm the next settlement time on the contract page.
Which venue has the lowest TAO funding cost for longs?
For a long position, Gate currently has the lowest rate at +0.22% annualised; this page's Aster is at +10.95%. Negative funding pays longs. Trading costs are excluded, and the cash-flow direction reverses for shorts.
What has Aster TAO funding paid over the past 30 days?
Settlements over the past 30 days annualise to +11.44% across 94 settlements, 0% of which were negative (shorts paying). That is what already happened, not a forecast.
Observation time and verification
This contract’s funding was observed at 2026-09-09 12:46 UTC; an unsettled quote may still change. A dash denotes missing usable data, not zero. Aster official data source · Funding methodology
History coverage for this contract
94 settlements are available, covering 94 known-period hours, from 2026-08-10 13:00 to 2026-08-14 10:00 UTC. Annualisation uses those covered hours; a full 30-day record is not implied.