XBTUSD
XBTUSD is in the XBT (Bitcoin) series.
The quote currency is USD (US Dollar).
Description
XBTUSD is a XBT/USD perpetual contract priced on the .BXBT Index. Each contract is worth 1 USD of Bitcoin.
Funding is paid and received every 8 hours. The next payout event is at 8:00 pm UTC.
XBTUSD uses a Premium Index to calculate funding rates. The underlying interest rates are quoted in the Funding Base Rate and Funding Quote Rate, and the premium rate is quoted in the .XBTUSDPI8H Index. These are used to calculate the final funding rate.
Today, longs will pay 0.0100%, and shorts will receive 0.0100% at 8:00 pm UTC. BitMEX does not charge fees on funding payments.
Expiry: Perpetual, subject to Early Settlement.Maximum Initial Leverage: 100x
Maximum Maintenance Leverage: 200x
Maximum Maintenance Leverage: 200x
View the BitMEX Perpetual Contracts Guide
Funding Calculation
More information about the funding rate is available in the Perpetuals Guide.
| Funding Base Rate | Funding Quote Rate | Premium | |
| Symbols | XBT | USD | .XBTUSDPI8H |
| Rates | 0.03% | 0.06% | 0.01% |
I = Interest Rate, B = Funding Base Rate, Q = Funding Quote Rate, T = Funding Times Per Day P = Premium Rate, F = Funding Rate
TheFunding Rateis the rate exchanged between users.
ThePremium Rateis used to calculate it, adjusted by theInterest Rateby up to 0.05%.
Formula
I = (Q - B) / T
F = P + Clamp(I - P, -0.05%, 0.05%)
Result
I = 0.0100%I = (0.06% - 0.03%) / 3F = 0.0100%F = 0.0100% + Clamp(0.0100% - 0.0100%, -0.05%, 0.05%)
Full Contract Details
| Ticker Root | XBTUSD |
| Expiry Date | Perpetual, subject to Early Settlement |
| Initial Margin | 1.00% + Entry Taker Fee + Exit Taker Fee |
| Maint. Margin | 0.50% + Exit Taker Fee + Funding Rate |
| Funding Base Rate | 0.0300% |
| Funding Quote Rate | 0.0600% |
| Funding Premium Symbol | .XBTUSDPI8H |
| Funding Rate | 0.0100% |
| Funding Interval | every 8 hours |
| Next Funding | 1 Apr 2025, 8:00:00 pm |
| Predicted Rate | 0.0100% |
| Mark Price | 85,160.64 |
| Auto-Deleveraging Enabled | Yes: This contract is highly speculative and manages loss through auto-deleveraging. |
| Mark Method | FairPrice |
| Fair Basis | 4.61 |
| Fair Basis Rate | 10% |
| Fair Basis Calculation | The fair basis on this instrument is determined by an annualized calculation of the funding rate. |
| Risk Limit | 200 BTC |
| Risk Step | 150 BTC |
| Open Interest | 75,608,100 |
| 24H Turnover | 0.5910 BTC |
| Total Volume | 150,132,879,430 |
| Type | Settled in BTC, quoted in USD |
| Contract Size | 1 USD (Currently 0.00001174 BTC per contract) |
| Settlement | This contract is perpetual and does not settle. Subject to Early Settlement. |
| Commission | Fees in BTC. See the Fees Reference for more details. |
| Minimum Price Increment | 0.1 USD |
| Minimum Trade Amount | 100 USD |
| Max Price | 1,000,000 |
| Max Order Quantity | 10,000,000 |
| Lot Size | 100 |
| Instant PNL | Disabled |