Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 0.2292 | +0.0623 | pay 0.0078% / 1h | 52m 08s | $12K | $161K | 25x | Long Deribit | |
| SHORT | 0.2284 | +0.0096 | get 0.0012% / 1h | 52m 08s | $214K | $1.6M | 3x | Short Lighter RH+10% pts |
Price gap−0.353%
Funding gap−0.0527% /8h
Both sides work against this direction now: funding costs $16 a day on $10k and the gap is 0.463% under its 7d average. Swap the legs.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding−$36−0.0527% /8h now · paid −0.358% over the last 7D
Price−$46spread −0.353% now, avg +0.110% → −0.463% if it goes back
Costs−$650.647% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result−$147−1.47%+ Points / potential airdropLighter RH: Points live · 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 −0.358% in total, about −0.0170%/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
/8hPONS on 35 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
2 ok · 4 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size23.2 / 7.5 bpAt $10k entering Deribit costs 23.2 bp, fee and slippage, 3.1× Lighter RH’s.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$400 + $3,333Deribit 25x, Lighter RH 3x. Keep about 2× this so a sharp move doesn’t liquidate one leg.
- OK: Same payment interval1h / 1hBoth legs pay at the same time.Next 24h at the current rates, on $10k a leg: −$15.82Long Deribit: 24 payments, −$18.70; short Lighter RH: 24 payments, +$2.88.
- Watch: Gap narrower than usual−0.353% vs +0.110%Less room for the price leg to pay you. If it goes back to average, the short loses.
- Watch: Long leg is thinner$12K vs $214K OIDeribit sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- OK: Points on a legLighter RH Points liveVolume here counts toward the points program.
- Watch: KYCDeribit Yes · Lighter RH NoID, proof of address and a financial profile before any deposit; not for the US, Canada, Japan or retail UK clients.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned−0.0170%/8h × 21 periods−$35.80
Price spread−0.353% → +0.110% (7d avg)−$46.34
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$57.67
Fee Deribit bp × 2 orders−$7.00
Fee Lighter RH bp × 2 orders$0.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$146.81
Costs to cover0.647%Break-evennever at this rate
Slippage: Deribit: live order book, 35 min ago; Lighter RH: live order book, 4 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGDeribit19.6623.2 bp−$23doesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTLighter RH5.897.5 bp−$842.7 bp−$427doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.
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