Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 0.2305 | −1.0336 | get 0.5168% / 4h | 1h 32m | $2.3M | $315K | 20x | Long MEXC | |
| SHORT | 0.2322 | −1.0368 | pay 0.5184% / 4h | 1h 32m | $133K | $123K | 5x | Short Aster≤10% back |
Price gap+0.747%
Funding gap−0.0032% /8h
The gap pays +$79 on $10k if it goes back to its 7d average, but funding costs $1 a day and eats that in about 3 months.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding+$68−0.0032% /8h now · paid +0.677% over the last 7D
Price+$79spread +0.747% now, avg −0.043% → +0.791% if it goes back
Costs−$830.832% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result+$64+0.64%+ Points / potential airdropAster: Stage 5 · farm boardWhat the last 7D really paid, hour by hour → backtest
Price and funding
1h · historyEntry / Exit
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PRICE SPREAD · 7D
Now+0.747%
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FUNDING SPREAD · 7D
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Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
share of time at each level
Funding on every exchange
/8hGTC on 6 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
3 ok · 3 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size10.9 / 28.9 bpAt $10k entering Aster costs 28.9 bp, fee and slippage, 2.7× MEXC’s.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$500 + $2,000MEXC 20x, Aster 5x. Keep about 2× this so a sharp move doesn’t liquidate one leg.
- OK: Same payment interval4h / 4hBoth legs pay at the same time.Next 24h at the current rates, on $10k a leg: −$0.96Long MEXC: 6 payments, +$310.08; short Aster: 6 payments, −$311.04.
- OK: Entry gap works for you+0.747% vs −0.043%You short the dearer leg. If the gap goes back to average, the short gains.
- Watch: Short leg is thinner$133K vs $2.3M OIAster sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- OK: Points on a legAster Stage 5Volume here counts toward the points program.
- Watch: KYCMEXC Yes · Aster NoKYC before trading since Feb 2026; unverified accounts see market data only.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned+0.0323%/8h × 21 periods+$67.73
Price spread+0.747% → −0.043% (7d avg)+$79.07
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$71.16
Fee MEXC bp × 2 orders−$4.00
Fee Aster bp × 2 orders−$8.00
Net · 7 days · $10k+$63.64
Costs to cover0.832%Break-even0.4 days
Slippage: MEXC: live order book, 3 min ago; Aster: live order book, 64 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGMEXC4.9610.9 bp−$11156.5 bp−$1,565742.0 bp−$74.2Kdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTAster10.8028.9 bp−$29doesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.
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