Funding Rate vs Slippage

Quick comparison to help you distinguish these two crypto terms.

Funding Rate
intermediate
risk

A periodic payment exchanged between traders holding long and short positions in perpetual futures contracts, designed to keep the futures price aligned with the underlying cryptocurrency's spot price.

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Slippage
beginner
market_structure

Slippage is the difference between the price you expected to receive on a trade and the actual price at which it executed, caused by market movement or insufficient liquidity.

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