Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 3.8603 | −0.0072 | get 0.0009% / 1h | 33m 56s | $37.8M | $21.7M | 5x | Long Lighter7d free | |
| SHORT | 3.8611 | +0.0100 | get 0.0013% / 1h | 33m 56s | $454K | $1.1M | 50x | Short TxFlow5% off |
Price gap+0.021%
Funding gap+0.0172% /8h
Both sides work: funding pays +$5 a day on $10k, and the gap is 0.202% above its 7d average: +$20 more if it goes back.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding$0+0.0172% /8h now · paid +0.005% over the last 4 hours (all we have)
Price+$20spread +0.021% now, avg −0.181% → +0.202% if it goes back
Costs−$250.246% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result−$4−0.04%+ Points / potential airdropLighter: Season 3 · TxFlow: 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 42 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
5 ok · 1 to watch- OK: Fits both order books2.2 / 9.0 bpEntry at $10k a leg, taker fee + slippage. Closing costs about the same.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$2,000 + $200Lighter 5x, TxFlow 50x. 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: +$5.16Long Lighter: 24 payments, +$2.16; short TxFlow: 24 payments, +$3.00.
- OK: Entry gap works for you+0.021% vs −0.181%You short the dearer leg. If the gap goes back to average, the short gains.
- Watch: Short leg is thinner$454K vs $37.8M OITxFlow sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- OK: Points on a legLighter Season 3 · TxFlow pointsVolume here counts toward the points program.
- OK: No KYC on either legLighter No · TxFlow NoBoth exchanges let you trade without ID.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned+0.0090%/8h × 21 periods+$18.90
Price spread+0.021% → −0.181% (7d avg)+$20.16
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$15.64
Fee Lighter bp × 2 orders$0.00
Fee TxFlow bp × 2 orders−$9.00
Net · 7 days · $10k+$14.42
Costs to cover0.246%Break-even1.7 days
Slippage: Lighter: live order book, 5 min ago; TxFlow: live order book, 5 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGLighter0.392.2 bp−$28.3 bp−$83doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTTxFlow0.399.0 bp−$935.5 bp−$355182.3 bp−$18.2K675.7 bp−$337.8K
Closing costs about the same again.
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