Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 3.0031 | +0.0100 | pay 0.0050% / 4h | 2m 12s | $4.5M | $2.7M | 50x | Long Variational Omni+15% pts | |
| SHORT | 3.0202 | −0.0296 | pay 0.0037% / 1h | 2m 12s | $30.4M | $13.4M | 5x | Short Lighter7d free |
Price gap+0.571%
Funding gap−0.0396% /8h
The gap pays +$40 on $10k if it goes back to its 7d average, but funding costs $12 a day and eats that in about 3.3 days. At the last 7 days' pace that is about 21 days.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding−$13−0.0396% /8h now · paid −0.133% over the last 7D
Price+$40spread +0.571% now, avg +0.174% → +0.398% if it goes back
Costs−$600.596% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result−$33−0.33%+ Points / potential airdropVariational Omni: points · Lighter: Season 3 · farm boardWhat the last 7D really paid, hour by hour → backtest
The current funding rate is far below what this pair has been paying: over the last 7 days it paid −0.133% in total, about −0.0063%/8h on average.
Price and funding
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PRICE SPREAD · 7D
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Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
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Funding on every exchange
/8hLIT on 47 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
3 ok · 3 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size24.5 / 8.0 bpAt $10k entering Variational Omni costs 24.5 bp, fee and slippage, 3.1× Lighter’s.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$200 + $2,000Variational Omni 50x, Lighter 5x. Keep about 2× this so a sharp move doesn’t liquidate one leg.
- Watch: Payment intervals differ4h / 1hPayments land at different times. Close right after the slower leg pays.Next 24h at the current rates, on $10k a leg: −$11.88Long Variational Omni: 6 payments, −$3.00; short Lighter: 24 payments, −$8.88.
- OK: Entry gap works for you+0.571% vs +0.174%You short the dearer leg. If the gap goes back to average, the short gains.
- Watch: Long leg is thinner$4.5M vs $30.4M OIVariational Omni sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- OK: Points on a legVariational Omni points · Lighter Season 3Volume here counts toward the points program.
- OK: No KYC on either legVariational Omni No · Lighter NoBoth exchanges let you trade without ID.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned−0.0063%/8h × 21 periods−$13.26
Price spread+0.571% → +0.174% (7d avg)+$39.75
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$59.62
Fee Variational Omni bp × 2 orders$0.00
Fee Lighter bp × 2 orders$0.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$33.12
Costs to cover0.596%Break-evennever at this rate
Slippage: Variational Omni: RFQ quote, 1 min ago; Lighter: live order book, 6 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGVariational Omni2.8824.5 bp−$2542.5 bp−$425doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTLighter1.508.0 bp−$826.0 bp−$260107.3 bp−$10.7Kdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.
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