Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
LIGHT
All LIGHT markets →| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 0.2368 | +0.0100 | pay 0.0050% / 4h | 3h 01m | $8K | $107K | 50x | Long Variational Omni+15% pts | |
| SHORT | 0.2375 | +0.0100 | get 0.0050% / 4h | 3h 01m | $125K | $763K | 5x | Short Aster≤10% back |
Price gap+0.323%
Funding gap0.0000% /8h
Funding is ≈ 0, so this is a price-spread trade: +$21 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+$300.0000% /8h now · paid +0.298% over the last 7D
Price+$21spread +0.323% now, avg +0.118% → +0.206% if it goes back
Costs−$7667.663% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result−$716−7.16%+ Points / potential airdropVariational Omni: points · Aster: Stage 5 · farm boardWhat the last 7D really paid, hour by hour → backtest
Price and funding
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PRICE SPREAD · 7D
Now+0.323%
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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
4 ok · 2 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size399.2 / 46.1 bpAt $10k entering Variational Omni costs 399.2 bp, fee and slippage, 8.7× Aster’s.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$200 + $2,000Variational Omni 50x, 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: $0.00Long Variational Omni: 6 payments, −$3.00; short Aster: 6 payments, +$3.00.
- OK: Entry gap works for you+0.323% vs +0.118%You short the dearer leg. If the gap goes back to average, the short gains.
- Watch: Long leg is thinner$8K vs $125K OIVariational Omni sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- OK: Points on a legVariational Omni points · Aster Stage 5Volume here counts toward the points program.
- OK: No KYC on either legVariational Omni No · Aster NoBoth exchanges let you trade without ID.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned+0.0142%/8h × 21 periods+$29.77
Price spread+0.323% → +0.118% (7d avg)+$20.56
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$758.30
Fee Variational Omni bp × 2 orders$0.00
Fee Aster bp × 2 orders−$8.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$715.98
Costs to cover7.663%Break-even175.4 days
Slippage: Variational Omni: RFQ quote, 22 min ago; Aster: live order book, 46 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGVariational Omni10.62399.2 bp−$399770.9 bp−$7,709doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTAster12.8646.1 bp−$46doesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.

