Reviewed guide | 2026-10-18
Perpetual funding in Malaysia time: reading the settlement countdown and the funding history tab
Funding is exchanged at fixed times that rarely match your daily routine in Malaysia. How to convert settlement times, read the countdown and history, and decide whether to hold a position through the next payment.
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Holding a perpetual position for a few hours or a few days means paying or receiving funding at set intervals. The settlement times are usually published in UTC, while life in Malaysia runs on UTC+8, so a payment can land while you are commuting, at lunch or asleep. Many traders only notice funding when their balance moves unexpectedly. A few minutes spent converting the schedule and reading the history tab turns funding from a surprise into a cost you can plan, and sometimes into a reason to close earlier or later.
Find the rate and the countdown on the contract page
Open the perpetual contract you trade. Near the price header you will see the current or predicted funding rate and a countdown to the next settlement. The rate shown applies to one interval only. Check the contract's information or specification panel for the interval itself, because it can differ between contracts and occasionally changes. Note the sign as well: when the rate is positive, long positions pay short positions, and when it is negative, shorts pay longs.
Convert settlement times to Malaysian time
Write down the settlement times listed in UTC and add eight hours to get local time. Put them in your phone calendar as recurring reminders for the contracts you trade most. Knowing that a settlement falls at a particular hour helps you decide whether to open a position just before or just after it, and whether a position you plan to close in the evening will pay funding first. Keep in mind that funding is generally applied only to positions that are open at the settlement moment.
Read the funding history before holding overnight
Most exchanges offer a funding history tab or page for each contract. Look at how the rate has behaved over the past week or two. A rate that has been consistently high in one direction suggests crowded positioning and an ongoing cost for that side. Estimate what holding would cost: position value multiplied by the rate, times the number of settlements you expect to sit through. Compare that figure with the move you are hoping for.
Check what you actually paid
After a settlement, open your transaction or funding fee history in the futures account. Each payment or receipt is listed with the time and amount. Matching these entries to your calendar notes shows whether your estimates were realistic. Record them in your trade log alongside trading fees, because over weeks of holding, funding can matter as much as the fees on your fee page.
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Scenario checkpoint
- Read the funding rate, interval and countdown on the contract page before opening a position.
- Convert settlement times from UTC to Malaysian time and set calendar reminders.
- Check the funding history and estimate the cost of the settlements you plan to hold through.
- Match actual funding payments in your futures history with your estimates and log them.
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