Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 0.005463 | +0.1231 | pay 0.0616% / 4h | 1h 51m | $2.9M | $7.8M | 5x | Long Aster≤10% back | |
| SHORT | 0.005473 | +0.0764 | get 0.0382% / 4h | 1h 51m | $32K | $662K | 20x | Short HTX |
Price gap+0.183%
Funding gap−0.0467% /8h
The gap pays +$15 on $10k if it goes back to its 7d average, but funding costs $14 a day and eats that in about 26 hours. At the last 7 days' pace that is about 10 hours.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding−$164−0.0467% /8h now · paid −1.637% over the last 5 days (all we have)
Price+$15spread +0.183% now, avg +0.034% → +0.149% if it goes back
Costs−$1861.862% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result−$335−3.35%+ 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+0.183%
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Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
share of time at each level
Funding on every exchange
/8hJCT on 10 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
3 ok · 3 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size25.8 / 81.3 bpAt $10k entering HTX costs 81.3 bp, fee and slippage, 3.2× Aster’s.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$2,000 + $500Aster 5x, HTX 20x. 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: −$14.01Long Aster: 6 payments, −$36.94; short HTX: 6 payments, +$22.93.
- OK: Entry gap works for you+0.183% vs +0.034%You short the dearer leg. If the gap goes back to average, the short gains.
- Watch: Short leg is thinner$32K vs $2.9M OIHTX 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 · HTX LimitedNo ID for accounts opened since 2026-03-30: futures up to 5x and no API trading; more leverage and the API need level-2 KYC.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned−0.1148%/8h × 21 periods−$241.02
Price spread+0.183% → +0.034% (7d avg)+$14.94
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$166.21
Fee Aster bp × 2 orders−$8.00
Fee HTX bp × 2 orders−$12.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$412.29
Costs to cover1.862%Break-evennever at this rate
Slippage: Aster: live order book, 1 min ago; HTX: live order book, 26 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGAster3.6425.8 bp−$26243.1 bp−$2,431doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTHTX20.0081.3 bp−$81doesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.
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