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What Are Perpetual Funding Rates? A Worked SEI Example

The Defiant·November 1, 2026·1 min read
What Are Perpetual Funding Rates? A Worked SEI Example

In a hypothetical SEI ledger, a $30 funding transfer equals 0.75% of one trader’s starting collateral and 0.375% of the other’s. Perpetual funding rates are periodic payments between long and short traders, designed to keep the perpetual price aligned with the underlying asset.

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