Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 0.5409 | +0.0223 | pay 0.0028% / 1h | 6m 02s | $86K | $245K | 4x | Long Arcus5% off | |
| SHORT | 0.5411 | +0.0200 | get 0.0100% / 4h | 6m 02s | $1.1M | $967K | 20x | Short Aster≤10% back |
Price gap+0.030%
Funding gap−0.0023% /8h
The gap pays +$11 on $10k if it goes back to its 7d average, but funding costs $1 a day and eats that in about 16 days. At the last 7 days' pace that is about 15 hours.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding−$44−0.0023% /8h now · paid −0.439% over the last 3 days (all we have)
Price+$11spread +0.030% now, avg −0.082% → +0.112% if it goes back
Costs−$450.451% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result−$78−0.78%+ 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
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Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
share of time at each level
Funding on every exchange
/8hPONS on 32 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
3 ok · 3 to watch- Watch: Large against open interest13.7 / 11.6 bp$10k is over 10% of Arcus’s open interest.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$2,500 + $500Arcus 4x, Aster 20x. 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: −$0.69Long Arcus: 24 payments, −$6.69; short Aster: 6 payments, +$6.00.
- OK: Entry gap works for you+0.030% vs −0.082%You short the dearer leg. If the gap goes back to average, the short gains.
- Watch: Long leg is thinner$86K vs $1.1M OIArcus sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- OK: Points on a legAster Stage 5Volume here counts toward the points program.
- OK: No KYC on either legArcus No · Aster NoBoth exchanges let you trade without ID.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned−0.0577%/8h × 21 periods−$121.22
Price spread+0.030% → −0.082% (7d avg)+$11.18
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$32.58
Fee Arcus bp × 2 orders−$4.50
Fee Aster bp × 2 orders−$8.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$155.13
Costs to cover0.451%Break-evennever at this rate
Slippage: Arcus: live order book, 7 min ago; Aster: live order book, 2 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGArcus4.5213.7 bp−$1426.6 bp−$266doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTAster5.1611.6 bp−$1228.4 bp−$284doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.
| 09-29 11:00 | gTrade (Gains Network) | Listing | PONS/USD no longer reported ($PONS) seen by our collector |
| 09-29 02:27 | Arcus | Listing | $PONS perpetuals are now live on Arcus. Up to 4x leverage. @arcus_xyz on X ↗ |
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| 09-22 17:11 | Avantis | Listing | new market PONS/USD ($PONS) seen by our collector |
| 09-22 13:03 | Bybit | Other | 📣 $PONS is officially listed on #BybitSpot with @ponsdotfamily! Pons is a token launchpad on the Robinhood blockchain, where users can pair tokens with Stock Tokens, ETH, USDG, and more. Tokens are launched through a "fair launch" process with a bonding curve. @Bybit_Official on X ↗ |

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