NEAR Protocol (NEAR) perpetual futures
NEAR perpetual contracts on 25 reviewed venues.
PerpFinder may earn a commission from this link. You can lose all your money on perp trades. Details
Funding rates
Annualized rates across exchanges
BinanceCEX
BybitCEX
BitgetCEX
MEXCCEX
Gate.ioCEX
Open interest
Per-exchange open interest
HyperliquidBinanceBybitGate.ioBitget
KuCoin
OKXWhat the NEAR data shows
13 of 21 venues quote the same NEAR funding rate, +10.95% a year. The exceptions are BloFin at +24.09%, Deribit at +23.00%, GMX at +12.38%, and 5 more.
CoinGecko ranked NEAR number 21 by market value on September 21, 2026, at $5.72b. Its price rose 86.2% in the 7 days before that date. The open interest in this read equals 18.6% of that value.
No venue holds half of the $1.07b in reported NEAR open interest. Hyperliquid has the largest share, 30.5%, and Binance is next with 22.6%.
The NEAR settlement periods differ: 13 venues settle every 8 hours; 4 venues settle every hour.
HTX quoted NEAR at $4.68 and Paradex at $4.67, a gap of 13.7 bps.
- Source: public APIs of 21 venues for NEAR, read at October 3, 2026, 10:00 UTC.
- Market value: CoinGecko snapshot of September 21, 2026.
Where to Trade NEAR Protocol (NEAR) Perpetual Futures
Fees and leverage limits apply venue-wide; confirm NEAR limits with the venue.
| Venue | Maker | Taker | Max leverage | Rating | Trade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.015% | 0.045% | 40x | 9.2 | NEAR | |
| 0.010% | 0.050% | 50x | 9.0 | NEAR | |
| 0.04% or 0.06% position fee | 100x | 8.5 | NEAR | ||
| 0.035% position fee | 1000x | 8.0 | NEAR | ||
| 0.010% | 0.035% | 50x | 8.0 | NEAR | |
| 0.020% | 0.050% | 100x | 8.0 | NEAR | |
| 0.010% | 0.020% | 100x | 7.8 | NEAR | |
| Free | 0.030% | 50x | 7.8 | NEAR | |
| -0.010% | 0.017% | 1000x | 7.8 | NEAR | |
| 0.050% | 0.080% | 20x | 7.5 | NEAR | |
| Free | 0.040% | 200x | 7.5 | NEAR | |
| 0.040% | 0.045% | 100x | 7.5 | NEAR | |
| Free | 0.000% | 50x | 7.5 | NEAR | |
| Free | 0.000% | 50x | 7.5 | NEAR | |
| 0.03% position fee | 100x | 7.5 | NEAR | ||
| 0.01% or 0.045% position fee | 100x | 7.0 | NEAR | ||
| 0.045% or 0.055% position fee | 100x | 7.0 | NEAR | ||
| Free | 0.025% | 100x | 7.0 | NEAR | |
| -0.000% | 0.045% | 50x | 7.0 | NEAR | |
| 0.04% or 0.06% position fee | 100x | 6.5 | NEAR | ||
| 0.020% | 0.050% | 100x | 6.5 | NEAR | |
| 0.020% | 0.050% | 50x | 6.5 | NEAR | |
| 0.015% | 0.040% | 50x | 6.5 | NEAR | |
| 0.010% | 0.035% | 100x | 6.0 | NEAR | |
| 0.020% | 0.050% | 100x | 6.0 | NEAR | |
NEAR Protocol (NEAR) market overview
NEAR perps trade as the primary expression of the NEAR Protocol thesis: a sharded Layer 1 with a UX-first design philosophy that targets mainstream adoption through account abstraction and human-readable wallet addresses. The asset sits in a space between established L1s and newer high-throughput chains, and its funding character reflects that positioning.
Order book depth and venue selection
NEAR perps are listed on Binance, Bybit, and OKX with CEX venues holding the clear majority of open interest. Hyperliquid and dYdX both carry NEAR perps, though with shallower depth than the CEX leaders.
For positions above $100k notional, Binance provides the tightest execution. Coinalyze publishes NEAR open interest by venue, which shows how the split between venues moves over time.
What moves NEAR funding
NEAR funding correlates with two distinct catalysts. The first is network usage: when NEAR DeFi TVL grows or transaction volumes spike, traders interpret it as ecosystem adoption and funding turns positive. DefiLlama's NEAR chain data tracks this in real time.
The second is the AI narrative — NEAR Protocol has positioned itself as an AI-friendly blockchain through its NEAR AI initiative and partnerships with AI application developers. AI sector news events routinely move NEAR price and funding independently of its blockchain metrics.
NEAR trades with the wider AI narrative in crypto, so its funding rises while that attention lasts.
Position management considerations
NEAR's realized volatility is moderate among top-30 assets, but its narrative dual-nature makes move timing less predictable than single-narrative tokens. A trader positioned for ecosystem growth can be wrong-footed by an AI narrative reversal on the same day, or vice versa.
Use the funding rates tool to see whether the current NEAR funding spike is sector-wide or NEAR-specific before entering.
Frequently Asked Questions — NEAR Protocol (NEAR)
What funding data is available for NEAR?
21 venues report an NEAR funding rate in this read.
An annualized NEAR rate extrapolates one reading and does not predict a return.
What open interest data is available for NEAR?
17 venues report positive NEAR open interest in this read.
The NEAR total leaves out venues outside the read.
Which mapped venue has the lowest recorded NEAR taker fee?
Paradex lists 0.000% and Lighter lists 0.000%, the two lowest of 19 mapped NEAR maker/taker schedules.
6 NEAR venues charge a position fee and are not compared.
Category: Layer 1