Aster USELESS perpetual
USELESSUSDT
As of 2026-09-09 12:46 UTC, USELESSUSDT on Aster has a collected rate of +0.0250% over 4h, or +54.80% simple annualised; its collected settlement interval is 4h. Lighter has a lower rate for longs at +10.51%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lighter | USELESS | 8h | +10.51% |
| Bitget | USELESSUSDT | 4h | +10.95% |
| Gate | USELESS_USDT | 4h | +10.95% |
| Hyperliquid | USELESS | 1h | +10.95% |
| OKX | USELESS-USDT-SWAP | 4h | +10.95% |
| Binance | USELESSUSDT | 4h | +45.33% |
| Aster this page | USELESSUSDT | 4h | +54.80% |
| Bybit | USELESSUSDT | 4h | +84.91% |
Common questions
What is the Aster USELESS funding rate?
The latest collected Aster USELESS funding rate is +0.0250% over a 4h rate period, or +54.80% 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 USELESS?
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 USELESS funding cost for longs?
For a long position, Lighter currently has the lowest rate at +10.51% annualised; this page's Aster is at +54.80%. Negative funding pays longs. Trading costs are excluded, and the cash-flow direction reverses for shorts.
What has Aster USELESS funding paid over the past 30 days?
Settlements over the past 30 days annualise to +22.41% 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.