Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 0.1417 | +0.0100 | pay 0.0100% / 8h | 1h 56m | $272K | $141K | 10x | Long Aster≤10% back | |
| SHORT | 0.1414 | −0.0139 | pay 0.0017% / 1h | 56m 22s | $6K | $129K | 20x | Short TxFlow5% off |
Price gap−0.245%
Funding gap−0.0239% /8h
Funding costs $7 a day on $10k at the current rate. Swap the legs.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding+$3−0.0239% /8h now · paid +0.027% over the last 7D
Price+$1spread −0.245% now, avg −0.259% → +0.014% if it goes back
Costs−$2202.199% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result−$216−2.16%+ Points / potential airdropAster: Stage 5 · TxFlow: points · farm boardWhat the last 7D really paid, hour by hour → backtest
The current funding rate is far below what this pair has been paying: over the last 7 days it paid +0.027% in total, about +0.0013%/8h on average.
Price and funding
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PRICE SPREAD · 7D
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Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
share of time at each level
Funding on every exchange
/8hBAT on 14 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
2 ok · 3 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size126.1 / 15.0 bpAt $10k entering Aster costs 126.1 bp, fee and slippage, 8.4× TxFlow’s.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$1,000 + $500Aster 10x, TxFlow 20x. Keep about 2× this so a sharp move doesn’t liquidate one leg.
- Watch: Payment intervals differ8h / 1hPayments land at different times. Close right after the slower leg pays.Next 24h at the current rates, on $10k a leg: −$7.18Long Aster: 3 payments, −$3.00; short TxFlow: 24 payments, −$4.18.
- Note: Gap at its usual level−0.245% vs −0.259%The price leg adds little either way.
- Watch: Short leg is thinner$6K vs $272K OITxFlow sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- OK: Points on a legAster Stage 5 · TxFlow pointsVolume here counts toward the points program.
- OK: No KYC on either legAster No · TxFlow NoBoth exchanges let you trade without ID.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned+0.0013%/8h × 21 periods+$2.69
Price spread−0.245% → −0.259% (7d avg)+$1.40
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$202.90
Fee Aster bp × 2 orders−$8.00
Fee TxFlow bp × 2 orders−$9.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$215.81
Costs to cover2.199%Break-even568.1 days
Slippage: Aster: live order book, 50 min ago; TxFlow: live order book, 48 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGAster3.86126.1 bp−$126doesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTTxFlow3.5215.0 bp−$15139.9 bp−$1,399doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.
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