Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 3.8634 | +0.0063 | pay 0.0008% / 1h | 1m 29s | $461K | $1.1M | 50x | Long TxFlow5% off | |
| SHORT | 3.8638 | +0.0100 | get 0.0050% / 4h | 2h 01m | $10.1M | $1.1M | 50x | Short Aster≤10% back |
Price gap+0.009%
Funding gap+0.0037% /8h
Funding pays +$1 a day on $10k, but the gap is 0.181% under its 7d average: −$18 if it goes back, about 17 days of funding. At the last 7 days' pace that is about 10 months.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding$0+0.0037% /8h now · paid 0.000% over the last 5 hours (all we have)
Price−$18spread +0.009% now, avg +0.191% → −0.181% if it goes back
Costs−$330.333% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result−$51−0.51%+ Points / potential airdropTxFlow: 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
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Funding on every exchange
/8hLIT on 42 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
3 ok · 3 to watch- OK: Fits both order books8.2 / 7.3 bpEntry at $10k a leg, taker fee + slippage. Closing costs about the same.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$200 + $200TxFlow 50x, Aster 50x. Keep about 2× this so a sharp move doesn’t liquidate one leg.
- Watch: Payment intervals differ1h / 4hPayments land at different times. Close right after the slower leg pays.Next 24h at the current rates, on $10k a leg: +$1.10Long TxFlow: 24 payments, −$1.90; short Aster: 6 payments, +$3.00.
- Watch: Gap narrower than usual+0.009% vs +0.191%Less room for the price leg to pay you. If it goes back to average, the short loses.
- Watch: Long leg is thinner$461K vs $10.1M OITxFlow sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- OK: Points on a legTxFlow points · Aster Stage 5Volume here counts toward the points program.
- OK: No KYC on either legTxFlow No · Aster NoBoth exchanges let you trade without ID.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned+0.0002%/8h × 21 periods+$0.41
Price spread+0.009% → +0.191% (7d avg)−$18.14
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$16.33
Fee TxFlow bp × 2 orders−$9.00
Fee Aster bp × 2 orders−$8.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$51.05
Costs to cover0.333%Break-even880.5 days
Slippage: TxFlow: live order book, 2 min ago; Aster: live order book, 3 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGTxFlow0.138.2 bp−$836.5 bp−$365243.5 bp−$24.4K1041.7 bp−$520.8K
SELL · SHORTAster1.047.3 bp−$720.9 bp−$209doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.
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