# Funding Rates and Position Stability

GMX and Similar Futures Platforms:

* Employ funding rates to balance long and short positions
* Users pay or receive funding fees, which can eat into profits or exacerbate losses
* Position sizes can fluctuate based on funding rate payments

MortgageFi:

* No funding rates
* Fixed loan amounts in the borrowed asset
* Position size remains stable throughout the loan term
* Predictable costs through fixed USD denominated repayments