Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
PHAROS
All PHAROS markets →| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 0.6246 | +0.0100 | pay 0.0050% / 4h | 57m 01s | $153K | $16K | 5x | Long Aster≤10% back | |
| SHORT | 0.6257 | +0.0100 | get 0.0050% / 4h | 57m 01s | $309K | $110K | 20x | Short MEXC |
Price gap+0.172%
Funding gap0.0000% /8h
Funding is ≈ 0, so this is a price-spread trade: +$7 on $10k if the gap goes back to its 7d average.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding−$90.0000% /8h now · paid −0.087% over the last 7D
Price+$7spread +0.172% now, avg +0.099% → +0.073% if it goes back
Costs−$1321.321% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result−$134−1.34%+ Points / potential airdropAster: Stage 5 · farm boardWhat the last 7D really paid, hour by hour → backtest
Price and funding
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PRICE SPREAD · 7D
Now+0.172%
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Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
share of time at each level
Funding on every exchange
/8hPHAROS on 10 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
3 ok · 3 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size35.2 / 26.6 bpAt $10k entering Aster costs 35.2 bp, fee and slippage, 1.3× MEXC’s.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$2,000 + $500Aster 5x, MEXC 20x. 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: $0.00Long Aster: 6 payments, −$3.00; short MEXC: 6 payments, +$3.00.
- OK: Entry gap works for you+0.172% vs +0.099%You short the dearer leg. If the gap goes back to average, the short gains.
- Watch: Long leg is thinner$153K vs $309K OIAster sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- OK: Points on a legAster Stage 5Volume here counts toward the points program.
- Watch: KYCAster No · MEXC YesKYC before trading since Feb 2026; unverified accounts see market data only.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned−0.0041%/8h × 21 periods−$8.71
Price spread+0.172% → +0.099% (7d avg)+$7.26
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$120.07
Fee Aster bp × 2 orders−$8.00
Fee MEXC bp × 2 orders−$4.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$133.52
Costs to cover1.321%Break-evennever at this rate
Slippage: Aster: live order book, 14 min ago; MEXC: live order book, 63 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGAster12.0635.2 bp−$35doesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTMEXC0.8026.6 bp−$2778.7 bp−$787355.7 bp−$35.6Kdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.

