Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 3.0550 | +0.0056 | pay 0.0028% / 4h | 3h 13m | $19.0M | $2.8M | 50x | Long Gate | |
| SHORT | 3.0411 | +0.0100 | get 0.0050% / 4h | 3h 13m | $4.6M | $2.9M | 50x | Short Variational Omni+15% pts |
Price gap−0.456%
Funding gap+0.0044% /8h
Funding pays +$1 a day on $10k, but the gap is 0.281% under its 7d average: −$28 if it goes back, about 21 days of funding.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding+$14+0.0044% /8h now · paid +0.138% over the last 7D
Price−$28spread −0.456% now, avg −0.175% → −0.281% if it goes back
Costs−$1291.292% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result−$143−1.43%+ 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
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Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
share of time at each level
Funding on every exchange
/8hLIT on 47 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
2 ok · 3 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size34.3 / 27.4 bpAt $10k entering Gate costs 34.3 bp, fee and slippage, 1.2× Variational Omni’s.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$200 + $200Gate 50x, 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: +$1.32Long Gate: 6 payments, −$1.68; short Variational Omni: 6 payments, +$3.00.
- Watch: Gap narrower than usual−0.456% vs −0.175%Less room for the price leg to pay you. If it goes back to average, the short loses.
- Note: Short leg is thinner$4.6M vs $19.0M OIBoth legs are deep; Variational Omni is the smaller one.
- OK: Points on a legVariational Omni pointsVolume here counts toward the points program.
- Watch: KYCGate Yes · Variational Omni NoKYC 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+0.0066%/8h × 21 periods+$13.84
Price spread−0.456% → −0.175% (7d avg)−$28.08
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$114.21
Fee Gate bp × 2 orders−$15.00
Fee Variational Omni bp × 2 orders$0.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$143.46
Costs to cover1.292%Break-even79.6 days
Slippage: Gate: live order book, 5 min ago; Variational Omni: RFQ quote, just nowCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGGate3.2834.3 bp−$3491.3 bp−$913doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTVariational Omni2.8827.4 bp−$2750.8 bp−$508doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.
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