OKX uses a funding payment system in its Ether perpetual futures to keep contract prices aligned with spot prices. When the funding rate is positive, long position holders pay short position holders; when negative, the payment direction reverses. A 0.00% rate means no funding fee is exchanged. This mechanism balances payments but does not predict Ether's spot price movements.
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The funding rate for Ethereum's perpetual futures contract on OKX fell to zero on October 24, indicating that the premium buyers pay for leveraged long positions has disappeared. This coincided with a 4.47% drop in Ether's price to around $2,300, ref...
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