Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 0.2337 | +0.0155 | pay 0.0077% / 4h | 59m 35s | $444K | $834K | 20x | Long Aster≤10% back | |
| SHORT | 0.2336 | +0.0108 | get 0.0013% / 1h | 59m 35s | $357K | $825K | 10x | Short TxFlow5% off |
Price gap−0.043%
Funding gap−0.0047% /8h
The gap pays +$5 on $10k if it goes back to its 7d average, but funding costs $1 a day and eats that in about 3.8 days.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding$0−0.0047% /8h now · paid 0.000% over the last 7D
Price+$5spread −0.043% now, avg −0.097% → +0.054% if it goes back
Costs−$570.571% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result−$52−0.52%+ Points / potential airdropAster: Stage 5 · TxFlow: points · farm boardWhat the last 7D really paid, hour by hour → backtest
Price and funding
1h · historyEntry / Exit
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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 35 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
4 ok · 2 to watch- OK: Fits both order books13.8 / 10.2 bpEntry at $10k a leg, taker fee + slippage. Closing costs about the same.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$500 + $1,000Aster 20x, TxFlow 10x. 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: −$1.42Long Aster: 6 payments, −$4.65; short TxFlow: 24 payments, +$3.23.
- OK: Entry gap works for you−0.043% vs −0.097%You short the dearer leg. If the gap goes back to average, the short gains.
- Watch: Short leg is thinner$357K vs $444K OITxFlow sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- OK: Points on a legAster Stage 5 · TxFlow pointsVolume here counts toward the points program.
- OK: No KYC on either legAster No · TxFlow NoBoth exchanges let you trade without ID.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned0.0000%/8h × 21 periods+$0.03
Price spread−0.043% → −0.097% (7d avg)+$5.43
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$40.09
Fee Aster bp × 2 orders−$8.00
Fee TxFlow bp × 2 orders−$9.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$51.64
Costs to cover0.571%Break-even14309.6 days
Slippage: Aster: live order book, 30 min ago; TxFlow: live order book, 37 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGAster4.4013.8 bp−$14114.8 bp−$1,148doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTTxFlow2.0910.2 bp−$1084.4 bp−$844doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.
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