Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
LIGHT
All LIGHT markets →| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 0.2394 | +0.0100 | pay 0.0050% / 4h | 3h 47m | $616K | $1.2M | 20x | Long MEXC | |
| SHORT | 0.2403 | +0.0100 | get 0.0050% / 4h | 3h 47m | $14K | $149K | 50x | Short Variational Omni+15% pts |
Price gap+0.372%
Funding gap0.0000% /8h
Funding is ≈ 0, so this is a price-spread trade: +$46 on $10k if the gap goes back to its 7d average.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding−$180.0000% /8h now · paid −0.178% over the last 7D
Price+$46spread +0.372% now, avg −0.088% → +0.460% if it goes back
Costs−$6706.700% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result−$642−6.42%+ Points / potential airdropVariational Omni: points · farm boardWhat the last 7D really paid, hour by hour → backtest
Price and funding
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PRICE SPREAD · 7D
Now+0.372%
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Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
share of time at each level
Funding on every exchange
/8hLIGHT on 11 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
3 ok · 3 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size36.1 / 240.0 bpAt $10k entering Variational Omni costs 240.0 bp, fee and slippage, 6.7× MEXC’s.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$500 + $200MEXC 20x, Variational Omni 50x. 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: $0.00Long MEXC: 6 payments, −$3.00; short Variational Omni: 6 payments, +$3.00.
- OK: Entry gap works for you+0.372% vs −0.088%You short the dearer leg. If the gap goes back to average, the short gains.
- Watch: Short leg is thinner$14K vs $616K OIVariational Omni sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- OK: Points on a legVariational Omni pointsVolume here counts toward the points program.
- Watch: KYCMEXC Yes · Variational Omni 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−0.0085%/8h × 21 periods−$17.84
Price spread+0.372% → −0.088% (7d avg)+$46.00
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$669.96
Fee MEXC bp × 2 orders$0.00
Fee Variational Omni bp × 2 orders$0.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$641.81
Costs to cover6.700%Break-evennever at this rate
Slippage: MEXC: live order book, 8 min ago; Variational Omni: RFQ quote, 16 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGMEXC2.0936.1 bp−$36158.0 bp−$1,580281.1 bp−$28.1Kdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTVariational Omni8.21240.0 bp−$240451.4 bp−$4,514doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.

