Linear Perpetual

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Linear Perpetual futures are a type of contracts where the settlement currency is a stablecoin such as USDC, instead of BTC/ETH. Unlike with inverse contracts, the provided margin will be USDC unless cross collateral is used.

The contract size of a linear perpetual is denominated in the underlying coin, as listed in the table below: one BTC_USDC-PERPETUAL contract represents 0.0001 BTC. Order amounts are expressed in the same unit. This differs from an inverse perpetual, whose contract size is denominated in USD.

Deribit is expanding its linear perpetual offering in stages. Contracts shown as Unlisted in the table below are not yet available for trading, and their specifications remain indicative until they go live. Listings are rolled out gradually, so check Deribit Insights and the Deribit Telegram channel for launch announcements. Separately, instruments that currently use a Deribit index are moving to the equivalent Coinbase index; where a switchover date has been confirmed it is shown in the Status column.

For real world asset (RWA) perpetuals covering equities, equity ETFs, commodities and pre-IPO contracts, see RWA Perpetual.

Linear perpetual

Status

Underlying Asset / Ticker

Contract size

Minimum order size

Minimum tick size (USDC)

Minimum block size (USDC)

Minimum block tick size (USDC)

NMax (Coins)

BTC

Listed

Deribit BTC-USDC Index**

0.0001

BTC

0.0001

BTC

0.5

200,000

0.5

2,000

ETH

Listed

Deribit ETH-USDC Index**

0.001

ETH

0.001

ETH

0.05

100,000

0.05

35,000

1000BONK*

Unlisted

1000BONK-USD Coinbase Index

1

1000BONK

1

1000BONK

0.000001

50,000

0.000001

43,000,000

1000MOG*

Unlisted

1000MOG-USD Coinbase Index

1

1000MOG

1

1000MOG

0.0000001

50,000

0.0000001

2,900,000,000

1000PEPE*

Unlisted

1000PEPE-USD Coinbase Index

1

1000PEPE

1

1000PEPE

0.000001

50,000

0.000001

180,000,000

1000SHIB*

Unlisted

1000SHIB-USD Coinbase Index

1

1000SHIB

1

1000SHIB

0.000001

50,000

0.000001

29,000,000

AAVE*

Listed

AAVE-USD Coinbase Index

0.01

AAVE

0.01

AAVE

0.01

50,000

0.01

6,800

ADA

Listed

(Coinbase index from 26 August 2026)

Deribit ADA-USDC Index

10

ADA

10

ADA

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

3,000,000

AERO*

Unlisted

AERO-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

AERO

0.1

AERO

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

TBC

ALGO

Listed

(Coinbase index from 19 August 2026)

Deribit ALGO-USDC Index

10

ALGO

10

ALGO

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

2,100,000

ALT*

Unlisted

ALT-USD Coinbase Index

1

ALT

1

ALT

0.000001

50,000

0.000001

13,000,000

APE*

Unlisted

APE-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

APE

0.1

APE

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

675,000

APT*

Unlisted

APT-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

APT

0.1

APT

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

300,000

ARB*

Unlisted

ARB-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

ARB

0.1

ARB

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

1,650,000

ASTER*

Listed

ASTER-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

ASTER

0.1

ASTER

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

710,000

ATOM*

Unlisted

ATOM-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

ATOM

0.1

ATOM

0.001

50,000

0.001

33,000

AVAX

Listed

Deribit AVAX-USDC Index

0.1

AVAX

0.1

AVAX

0.001

50,000

0.001

120,000

AVNT*

Unlisted

AVNT-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

AVNT

0.1

AVNT

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

650,000

BASED1*

Unlisted

BASED1-USD Coinbase Index

1

BASED1

1

BASED1

0.000001

50,000

0.000001

800,000

BCH

Listed

(Coinbase index from 26 August 2026)

Deribit BCH-USDC Index

0.02

BCH

0.02

BCH

0.001

50,000

0.001

40,000

BERA*

Unlisted

BERA-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

BERA

0.1

BERA

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

450,000

BILL*

Unlisted

BILL-USD Coinbase Index

1

BILL

1

BILL

0.000001

50,000

0.000001

4,000,000

BNB

Listed

(Coinbase index from 24 August 2026)

Deribit BNB-USDC Index

0.01

BNB

0.01

BNB

0.01

50,000

0.01

1,150

BOME*

Unlisted

BOME-USD Coinbase Index

1

BOME

1

BOME

0.0000001

50,000

0.0000001

210,000,000

CFX*

Unlisted

CFX-USD Coinbase Index

1

CFX

1

CFX

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

4,000,000

CHIP*

Unlisted

CHIP-USD Coinbase Index

1

CHIP

1

CHIP

0.000001

50,000

0.000001

7,000,000

COIN50*

Unlisted

COIN50-USD Coinbase Index

0.001

COIN50

0.001

COIN50

0.01

50,000

0.01

6,750

COMP*

Unlisted

COMP-USD Coinbase Index

0.01

COMP

0.01

COMP

0.01

50,000

0.01

5,800

CRV*

Listed

CRV-USD Coinbase Index

1

CRV

1

CRV

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

3,300,000

DASH*

Unlisted

DASH-USD Coinbase Index

0.01

DASH

0.01

DASH

0.01

50,000

0.01

4,000

DOGE

Listed

(Coinbase index from 24 August 2026)

Deribit DOGE-USDC Index

100

DOGE

100

DOGE

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

21,000,000

DOT

Listed

(Coinbase index from 24 August 2026)

Deribit DOT-USDC Index

1

DOT

1

DOT

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

600,000

DYDX*

Unlisted

DYDX-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

DYDX

0.1

DYDX

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

TBC

EDGEX*

Unlisted

EDGEX-USD Coinbase Index

1

EDGEX

1

EDGEX

0.000001

50,000

0.000001

600,000

EIGEN*

Unlisted

EIGEN-USD Coinbase Index

0.01

EIGEN

0.01

EIGEN

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

TBC

ENA*

Listed

ENA-USD Coinbase Index

1

ENA

1

ENA

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

8,300,000

ETC*

Unlisted

ETC-USD Coinbase Index

0.01

ETC

0.01

ETC

0.001

50,000

0.001

TBC

ETHFI*

Unlisted

ETHFI-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

ETHFI

0.1

ETHFI

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

250,000

EURC*

Unlisted

EURC-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

EURC

0.1

EURC

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

1,800,000

FARTCOIN*

Listed

FARTCOIN-USD Coinbase Index

1

FARTCOIN

1

FARTCOIN

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

3,750,000

FET*

Unlisted

FET-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

FET

0.1

FET

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

1,100,000

FIL*

Listed

FIL-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

FIL

0.1

FIL

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

370,000

HBAR*

Listed

HBAR-USD Coinbase Index

1

HBAR

1

HBAR

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

6,000,000

HYPE

Listed

Deribit HYPE-USDC Index

0.1

HYPE

0.1

HYPE

0.001

50,000

0.001

130,000

ICP*

Unlisted

ICP-USD Coinbase Index

0.01

ICP

0.01

ICP

0.001

50,000

0.001

50,000

INJ*

Unlisted

INJ-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

INJ

0.1

INJ

0.001

50,000

0.001

69,000

INX*

Unlisted

INX-USD Coinbase Index

1

INX

1

INX

0.000001

50,000

0.000001

12,000,000

JASMY*

Unlisted

JASMY-USD Coinbase Index

1

JASMY

1

JASMY

0.000001

50,000

0.000001

40,000,000

JTO*

Unlisted

JTO-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

JTO

0.1

JTO

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

TBC

JUP*

Unlisted

JUP-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

JUP

0.1

JUP

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

850,000

LDO*

Unlisted

LDO-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

LDO

0.1

LDO

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

800,000

LINK

Listed

(Coinbase index from 26 August 2026)

Deribit LINK-USDC Index

1

LINK

1

LINK

0.001

50,000

0.001

100,000

LIT*

Unlisted

LIT-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

LIT

0.1

LIT

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

255,000

LTC

Listed

(Coinbase index from 24 August 2026)

Deribit LTC-USDC Index

0.1

LTC

0.1

LTC

0.01

50,000

0.01

20,000

MEGA*

Unlisted

MEGA-USD Coinbase Index

1

MEGA

1

MEGA

0.000001

50,000

0.000001

1,700,000

MERL*

Unlisted

MERL-USD Coinbase Index

1

MERL

1

MERL

0.000001

50,000

0.000001

5,000,000

MON*

Unlisted

MON-USD Coinbase Index

1

MON

1

MON

0.000001

50,000

0.000001

3,500,000

MORPHO*

Unlisted

MORPHO-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

MORPHO

0.1

MORPHO

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

225,000

NEAR

Listed

(Coinbase index from 26 August 2026)

Deribit NEAR-USDC Index

1

NEAR

1

NEAR

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

550,000

NIGHT*

Unlisted

NIGHT-USD Coinbase Index

1

NIGHT

1

NIGHT

0.000001

50,000

0.000001

5,000,000

ONDO*

Unlisted

ONDO-USD Coinbase Index

1

ONDO

1

ONDO

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

640,000

OP*

Unlisted

OP-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

OP

0.1

OP

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

950,000

OPG*

Unlisted

OPG-USD Coinbase Index

1

OPG

1

OPG

0.000001

50,000

0.000001

570,000

OPN*

Unlisted

OPN-USD Coinbase Index

1

OPN

1

OPN

0.000001

50,000

0.000001

1,050,000

PAXG

Listed

(Coinbase index from 26 August 2026)

Deribit PAXG-USDC Index

0.01

PAXG

0.01

PAXG

0.1

50,000

0.1

3,500

PENDLE*

Unlisted

PENDLE-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

PENDLE

0.1

PENDLE

0.001

50,000

0.001

300,000

PENGU*

Unlisted

PENGU-USD Coinbase Index

1

PENGU

1

PENGU

0.000001

50,000

0.000001

51,000,000

PNUT*

Unlisted

PNUT-USD Coinbase Index

1

PNUT

1

PNUT

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

7,500,000

POL*

Unlisted

POL-USD Coinbase Index

1

POL

1

POL

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

700,000

PRL*

Unlisted

PRL-USD Coinbase Index

1

PRL

1

PRL

0.000001

50,000

0.000001

760,000

PUMP*

Listed

PUMP-USD Coinbase Index

1

PUMP

1

PUMP

0.000001

50,000

0.000001

280,000,000

PYTH*

Unlisted

PYTH-USD Coinbase Index

1

PYTH

1

PYTH

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

667,500

RENDER*

Unlisted

RENDER-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

RENDER

0.1

RENDER

0.001

50,000

0.001

450,000

RESOLV*

Unlisted

RESOLV-USD Coinbase Index

1

RESOLV

1

RESOLV

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

3,000,000

ROBO*

Unlisted

ROBO-USD Coinbase Index

1

ROBO

1

ROBO

0.000001

50,000

0.000001

6,200,000

RUNE*

Unlisted

RUNE-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

RUNE

0.1

RUNE

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

TBC

S*

Unlisted

S-USD Coinbase Index

1

S

1

S

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

TBC

SAGA*

Unlisted

SAGA-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

SAGA

0.1

SAGA

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

9,000,000

SEI*

Unlisted

SEI-USD Coinbase Index

1

SEI

1

SEI

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

1,300,000

SOL

Listed

Deribit SOL-USDC Index

0.1

SOL

0.1

SOL

0.001

50,000

0.001

250,000

STRK*

Unlisted

STRK-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

STRK

0.1

STRK

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

TBC

SUI*

Listed

SUI-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

SUI

0.1

SUI

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

750,000

TAO*

Listed

TAO-USD Coinbase Index

0.001

TAO

0.001

TAO

0.01

50,000

0.01

4,500

TIA*

Unlisted

TIA-USD Coinbase Index

0.01

TIA

0.01

TIA

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

420,000

TOWNS*

Unlisted

TOWNS-USD Coinbase Index

1

TOWNS

1

TOWNS

0.000001

50,000

0.000001

34,500,000

TRUMP

Listed

(Coinbase index from 24 August 2026)

Deribit TRUMP-USDC Index

1

TRUMP

1

TRUMP

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

650,000

TRX

Listed

Deribit TRX-USDC Index

100

TRX

100

TRX

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

3,150,000

UNI

Listed

(Coinbase index from 26 August 2026)

Deribit UNI-USDC Index

1

UNI

1

UNI

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

225,000

VIRTUAL*

Unlisted

VIRTUAL-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

VIRTUAL

0.1

VIRTUAL

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

450,000

VVV*

Unlisted

VVV-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

VVV

0.1

VVV

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

54,000

W*

Unlisted

W-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

W

0.1

W

0.000001

50,000

0.000001

22,000,000

WIF*

Listed

WIF-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

WIF

0.1

WIF

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

1,600,000

WLD*

Unlisted

WLD-USD Coinbase Index

0.01

WLD

0.01

WLD

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

700,000

WLFI*

Unlisted

WLFI-USD Coinbase Index

1

WLFI

1

WLFI

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

3,000,000

XLM*

Listed

XLM-USD Coinbase Index

1

XLM

1

XLM

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

2,800,000

XPL*

Unlisted

XPL-USD Coinbase Index

0.1

XPL

0.1

XPL

0.00001

50,000

0.00001

4,400,000

XRP

Listed

Deribit XRP-USDC Index

10

XRP

10

XRP

0.0001

50,000

0.0001

5,000,000

ZEC*

Listed

ZEC-USD Coinbase Index

0.01

ZEC

0.01

ZEC

0.01

50,000

0.01

2,750

Addition specifications that apply to all linear perpetuals:

  • The symbol for each linear perpetual is in the form: UnderlyingAsset_QuotedCurrency-PERPETUAL For example: BTC_USDC-PERPETUAL

  • Type: Linear

  • Category: Perpetual

  • Trading hours: 24/7

  • Quote currency: USDC

  • Settlement currency: USDC

  • Daily settlement is at 08:00 UTC

  • The delivery price is calculated as a time-weighted average (TWAP) of the relevant Deribit index, as measured between 07:30 and 08:00 UTC

  • The settlement method is cash settled in USDC

  • The funding cap is +/- 5%

  • The funding dampener is +/- 0.025% for all perpetuals except for the PAXG perpetual, which has a funding dampener of +/- 0.1%

Note

* Please note that these newly listed perpetual contracts are subject to our auto-deleveraging mechanism (ADL). By trading any of the products listed above, you acknowledge and agree that ADL will apply. For more information on how ADL works, when it may be triggered, and which instruments are in scope, please refer to the Auto-Deleveraging (ADL) article available on our knowledge base.

Note

** As of the 15th of July 2025, the BTC-USDC index is pegged to the BTC-USD index, and the ETH-USDC index is pegged to the ETH-USD index. This means that for the purposes of delivery and settlement of derivatives that use these two indexes, parity between USD and USDC is assumed. For the valuation of collateral in X:SM and X:PM accounts though, the USDC/USD exchange rate is still used to calculate equities and margin balances in USD terms.

Funding Rate

When the funding rate is positive, long position holders pay funding to the short position holders; when the funding rate is negative, short position holders pay funding to the long position holders. The funding rate is expressed as an 8-hour interest rate, and is calculated at any given time as follows:

Premium Rate

Premium Rate = ((Mark Price - Deribit Index) / Deribit Index) * 100%

Funding Rate

Sequentially, the funding rate is derived from the premium rate by applying a damper.

  • If the premium rate is within -0.025% and 0.025% range, the actual funding rate will be reduced to 0.00%.

  • If the premium rate is lower than -0.025%, then the actual funding rate will be the premium rate + 0.025%.

  • If the premium rate is higher than 0.025%, then the actual funding rate will be the premium rate - 0.025%.

  • Additionally, the funding rate is capped at +/ - 5% for all linear USDC perpetuals.

Funding Rate = Maximum (0.025%, Premium Rate) + Minimum (-0.025%, Premium Rate)

Time Fraction

Time Fraction = Funding Rate Time Period / 8 hours

The actual funding payment is calculated by multiplying the funding rate by the position size and the time fraction.

Funding Payment = Funding Rate * Position Size * Time Fraction

Example 1

If the mark price is at USDC 10,007.50 and the Deribit index is at USDC 10,000, the funding rate and premium rate are calculated as follows:

Premium Rate = ((10,007.50 - 10,000) / 10,000) * 100% = 0.075%

Funding Rate = Maximum (0.025%, 0.075%) + Minimum (-0.025%, 0.075%) = 0.075% - 0.025% = 0.05%

Let's assume a trader has a long position of USDC 10,000 for 1 minute, and during this minute the mark price remains at USDC 10,007.50 and the Deribit index remains at USDC 10,000, in this case, the funding calculation for this period is:

8 hours = 480 minutes:

Funding Rate = 1/480 * 0.05% = 0.0001041667%

Funding Payment = 0.0001041667% * 10,000 = 0.01041667 USDC

The short position holders receive this amount and the long position holders pay it.

Example 2

If a trader chose to hold the position of the previous example for 8 hours and the mark price and Deribit index remained at USDC 10,007.50 and USDC 10,000 for the entire period, then the funding rate would be 0.05%.

The funding payment would be paid by the longs and received by the shorts.

For 8 hours, it would have been 5.00 USDC.

Example 3

If the mark price is USDC 10,007.50 for 1 minute and then changes to USDC 9,992.50 the minute after that, however, the Index remains at USDC 10,000, then the net funding in these 2 minutes for a 10,000 USDC long position is exactly 0 USDC.

After the first minute, the trader would pay:

1/480 * 0.05% * Position Size = 0.0001041667% * 10,000 = 0.01041667 USDC,

however, the minute after, the trader would receive exactly the same amount.

Example 4

The mark price is USDC 10,002, and the Index remains at USDC 10,000.

In this case, real-time funding is zero (0.00%) because the mark price is within the +/-0.025% range from the index price (within USDC 9,997.50 and USDC 10,002.50).

This can be checked by using the premium rate and funding rate formulas:

Premium Rate = ((10,002 - 10,000) / 10,000) * 100% = 0.02%

Funding Rate = Maximum (0.025%, Premium Rate) + Minimum (-0.025%, Premium Rate) = 0.025% - 0.025% = 0.00%

In reality, the spread of the Deribit Index and the mark price changes continuously, and all changes are taken into account. Therefore, the examples above are extreme simplifications of the actual calculations. The funding paid or received is continuously added to the realized PNL and is moved to or from the cash balance at the daily settlement, at 08:00 UTC.

Fees on Funding

Deribit does not charge any fees on funding. All the funding payments are transferred between the holders of the perpetual contracts. This makes the funding a zero-sum game, where longs receive all funding from shorts, or shorts receive all funding from longs.

Mark Price

When calculating unrealized profits and losses of futures contracts, not always the last traded price of the future is used.

To calculate the mark price, first, we must calculate the EMA (exponential moving average) of the difference between the bounded (around best bid and best ask) mid price and the Deribit Index.

The mark price is calculated as:

Index Price + EMA of the difference between bounded mid price and index price

Mark prices are determined by a mark-to-market model.

Allowed Trading Bandwidth

Two parameters act as a boundary to the allowed trading range:

Perpetual trades are limited by Deribit Index + 1 minute EMA (Bounded mid price - Index) +/- 1.5%, and a fixed bandwidth of the Deribit Index of +/- 7.5%.

If the market circumstances require so, bandwidth parameters can be adjusted at the sole discretion of Deribit.

Mis-Trade Rules

Due to various reasons, there can be a situation when perpetual contracts are traded at prices caused by an abnormal non-orderly market, with a high chance that one side of the trade has been done unwillingly. If a mistrade occurs at a price more than 2.5% away from the mark price, Deribit may adjust the prices or reverse the trades.

Please refer to Section 12 of the Exchange Rulebook for additional information.