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Overview

The ticker channel provides comprehensive real-time market statistics including prices, funding rates, and open interest for all supported trading pairs. This is the most complete market data stream, combining pricing data with market activity metrics.

Channel information

Subscribe to ticker data

Response format

data
object
Comprehensive ticker data

Implementation examples

JavaScript ticker monitor

Python ticker tracker

Use cases

Display comprehensive market statistics in trading dashboards with real-time updates for all key metrics.
Monitor funding rates across symbols to identify arbitrage opportunities or funding rate trading strategies.
Track open interest changes to gauge market sentiment and potential price movements.
Monitor differences between mark price, index price, and last price to identify market inefficiencies.

Performance considerations

Ticker updates can be frequent during volatile market conditions. Consider throttling UI updates:
Ticker data fields can be null if data is not yet available. Always handle null values:

Data field availability

Initial Connection: When first subscribing to a ticker channel, some fields may be null until the relevant data becomes available. This is normal behavior:
  • lastPrice: Available after the first trade
  • indexPrice: Available from price feed
  • markPrice: Available from price feed
  • bestBid and bestAsk: Available when orderbook has quotes
  • openInterest: Available from position tracking
  • fundingRate: Available for perpetual contracts
The ticker will send updates as new data becomes available for each field.

Error handling

Common ticker stream errors and solutions:
Error: Subscription rejected for unknown trading pairSolution: Verify symbol format matches exactly: US500-BTC, GOLD-BTC, USDT-BTC
Error: Unexpected null values in ticker dataSolution: Always handle null values gracefully as they indicate data not yet available
Error: Ticker data not updatingSolution: Check connection health and implement staleness detection:

Next steps

Last modified on March 16, 2026