Aster XAU perpetual
XAUUSD1
As of 2026-09-09 12:46 UTC, XAUUSD1 on Aster has a collected rate of +0.0014% over 4h, or +2.98% simple annualised; its collected settlement interval is 4h. Gate has a lower rate for longs at 0.00%.
Settled rates over the past 30 days
Contract specification
Quote currency: USD1 · Settlement currency: USD1 · 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 | XAU_USDT | 4h | 0.00% |
| Aster this page | XAUUSD1 | 4h | +2.98% |
| Lighter | XAU | 8h | +3.50% |
| Aster | XAUUSDT | 4h | +8.52% |
| OKX | XAU-USDT-SWAP | 8h | +9.53% |
| Bybit | XAUUSDT | 4h | +11.55% |
| Bitget | XAUUSDT | 4h | +21.90% |
Common questions
What is the Aster XAU funding rate?
The latest collected Aster XAU funding rate is +0.0014% over a 4h rate period, or +2.98% 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 XAU?
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 XAU funding cost for longs?
For a long position, Gate currently has the lowest rate at 0.00% annualised; this page's Aster is at +2.98%. Negative funding pays longs. Trading costs are excluded, and the cash-flow direction reverses for shorts.
What has Aster XAU funding paid over the past 30 days?
Settlements over the past 30 days annualise to +0.26% across 98 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
98 settlements are available, covering 392 known-period hours, from 2026-08-10 16:00 to 2026-08-26 20:00 UTC. Annualisation uses those covered hours; a full 30-day record is not implied.