Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
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| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 0.7002 | +0.0081 | pay 0.0010% / 1h | 42m 19s | $726K | $440K | 25x | Long Kraken Futures | |
| SHORT | 0.7000 | −0.0089 | pay 0.0011% / 1h | 42m 19s | $596K | $103K | 50x | Short TxFlow5% off |
Price gap−0.024%
Funding gap−0.0170% /8h
The gap pays +$8 on $10k if it goes back to its 7d average, but funding costs $5 a day and eats that in about 37 hours.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding−$64−0.0170% /8h now · paid −0.637% over the last 7D
Price+$8spread −0.024% now, avg −0.102% → +0.078% if it goes back
Costs−$350.353% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result−$91−0.91%+ Points / potential airdropTxFlow: points · farm boardWhat the last 7D really paid, hour by hour → backtest
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lowest funding firstBefore you open
4 ok · 2 to watch- OK: Fits both order books13.4 / 6.7 bpEntry at $10k a leg, taker fee + slippage. Closing costs about the same.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$400 + $200Kraken Futures 25x, TxFlow 50x. Keep about 2× this so a sharp move doesn’t liquidate one leg.
- OK: Same payment interval1h / 1hBoth legs pay at the same time.Next 24h at the current rates, on $10k a leg: −$5.11Long Kraken Futures: 24 payments, −$2.43; short TxFlow: 24 payments, −$2.68.
- OK: Entry gap works for you−0.024% vs −0.102%You short the dearer leg. If the gap goes back to average, the short gains.
- Watch: Short leg is thinner$596K vs $726K OITxFlow sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- OK: Points on a legTxFlow pointsVolume here counts toward the points program.
- Watch: KYCKraken Futures Yes · TxFlow NoFull verification; not offered in the US (a separate US product), Canada, Australia (wholesale only) or to retail UK clients.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned−0.0304%/8h × 21 periods−$63.74
Price spread−0.024% → −0.102% (7d avg)+$7.78
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$16.30
Fee Kraken Futures bp × 2 orders−$10.00
Fee TxFlow bp × 2 orders−$9.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$91.26
Costs to cover0.353%Break-evennever at this rate
Slippage: Kraken Futures: live order book, 51 min ago; TxFlow: live order book, 51 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGKraken Futures0.7113.4 bp−$1332.1 bp−$321doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTTxFlow0.716.7 bp−$713.8 bp−$13850.9 bp−$5,094291.0 bp−$145.5K
Closing costs about the same again.
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