Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 0.1671 | +0.0358 | pay 0.0179% / 4h | 0m 30s | $580K | $1.2M | 25x | Long KuCoin | |
| SHORT | 0.1675 | +0.0280 | get 0.0140% / 4h | 0m 30s | $319K | $340K | 5x | Short Aster≤10% back |
Price gap+0.245%
Funding gap−0.0077% /8h
The gap pays +$17 on $10k if it goes back to its 7d average, but funding costs $2 a day and eats that in about 7.4 days.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding−$11−0.0077% /8h now · paid −0.109% over the last 7D
Price+$17spread +0.245% now, avg +0.073% → +0.172% if it goes back
Costs−$8338.331% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Price and funding
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PRICE SPREAD · 7D
Now+0.245%
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Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
share of time at each level
Funding on every exchange
/8hON on 8 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
3 ok · 3 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size431.0 / 120.7 bpAt $10k entering KuCoin costs 431.0 bp, fee and slippage, 3.6× Aster’s.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$400 + $2,000KuCoin 25x, 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: −$2.33Long KuCoin: 6 payments, −$10.74; short Aster: 6 payments, +$8.41.
- OK: Entry gap works for you+0.245% vs +0.073%You short the dearer leg. If the gap goes back to average, the short gains.
- Watch: Short leg is thinner$319K vs $580K OIAster sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- OK: Points on a legAster Stage 5Volume here counts toward the points program.
- Watch: KYCKuCoin Yes · Aster NoStandard KYC (ID and face check) for any product since Aug 2023.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned−0.0052%/8h × 21 periods−$10.89
Price spread+0.245% → +0.073% (7d avg)+$17.24
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$813.10
Fee KuCoin bp × 2 orders−$12.00
Fee Aster bp × 2 orders−$8.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$826.75
Costs to cover8.331%Break-evennever at this rate
Slippage: KuCoin: live order book, 2 min ago; Aster: live order book, 24 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGKuCoin11.08431.0 bp−$431doesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTAster5.93120.7 bp−$121doesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.

