Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 0.0007384 | −0.3102 | get 0.0388% / 1h | 52m 28s | $108K | $464K | 10x | Long Aster≤10% back | |
| SHORT | 0.0007420 | −0.1744 | pay 0.0218% / 1h | 52m 28s | $649K | $1.1M | 25x | Short Gate |
Price gap+0.488%
Funding gap+0.1358% /8h
Funding pays +$41 a day on $10k, but the gap is 0.021% under its 7d average: −$2 if it goes back, about 1 hour of funding.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding−$298+0.1358% /8h now · paid −2.980% over the last 4 days (all we have)
Price−$2spread +0.488% now, avg +0.508% → −0.021% if it goes back
Costs−$2062.062% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result−$506−5.06%+ Points / potential airdropAster: Stage 5 · farm boardWhat the last 7D really paid, hour by hour → backtest
Price and funding
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PRICE SPREAD · 7D
Now+0.488%
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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
/8hIOST on 11 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
2 ok · 4 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size27.0 / 68.9 bpAt $10k entering Gate costs 68.9 bp, fee and slippage, 2.6× Aster’s.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$1,000 + $400Aster 10x, Gate 25x. 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: +$40.75Long Aster: 24 payments, +$93.07; short Gate: 24 payments, −$52.32.
- Watch: Gap narrower than usual+0.488% vs +0.508%Less room for the price leg to pay you. If it goes back to average, the short loses.
- Watch: Long leg is thinner$108K vs $649K OIAster sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- OK: Points on a legAster Stage 5Volume here counts toward the points program.
- Watch: KYCAster No · Gate YesKYC before the futures account opens; unverified accounts can only withdraw and close positions.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned−0.2706%/8h × 21 periods−$568.19
Price spread+0.488% → +0.508% (7d avg)−$2.08
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$183.24
Fee Aster bp × 2 orders−$8.00
Fee Gate bp × 2 orders−$15.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$776.51
Costs to cover2.062%Break-evennever at this rate
Slippage: Aster: live order book, 24 min ago; Gate: live order book, 4 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGAster5.4427.0 bp−$27doesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTGate6.7568.9 bp−$69doesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.
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