Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 0.1869 | +0.1094 | pay 0.0547% / 4h | 1h 12m | $17.2M | $3.2M | 20x | Long Gate | |
| SHORT | 0.1858 | +0.0100 | get 0.0050% / 4h | 1h 12m | $565K | $1.5M | 50x | Short Variational Omni+15% pts |
Price gap−0.611%
Funding gap−0.0994% /8h
Both sides work against this direction now: funding costs $30 a day on $10k and the gap is 0.437% 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+$13−0.0994% /8h now · paid +0.133% over the last 7D
Price−$44spread −0.611% now, avg −0.174% → −0.437% if it goes back
Costs−$1871.873% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
The current funding rate is far below what this pair has been paying: over the last 7 days it paid +0.133% in total, about +0.0063%/8h on average.
Price and funding
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PRICE SPREAD · 7D
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Funding on every exchange
/8hPONS on 34 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
2 ok · 4 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size45.8 / 45.8 bpAt $10k entering Gate costs 45.8 bp, fee and slippage, 1.0× Variational Omni’s.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$500 + $200Gate 20x, Variational Omni 50x. 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: −$29.82Long Gate: 6 payments, −$32.82; short Variational Omni: 6 payments, +$3.00.
- Watch: Gap narrower than usual−0.611% vs −0.174%Less room for the price leg to pay you. If it goes back to average, the short loses.
- Watch: Short leg is thinner$565K vs $17.2M OIVariational Omni sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- OK: Points on a legVariational Omni pointsVolume here counts toward the points program.
- Watch: KYCGate Yes · Variational Omni NoKYC before the futures account opens; unverified accounts can only withdraw and close positions.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned+0.0063%/8h × 21 periods+$13.32
Price spread−0.611% → −0.174% (7d avg)−$43.74
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$172.28
Fee Gate bp × 2 orders−$15.00
Fee Variational Omni bp × 2 orders$0.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$217.70
Costs to cover1.873%Break-even121.4 days
Slippage: Gate: live order book, 4 min ago; Variational Omni: RFQ quote, 5 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGGate5.3745.8 bp−$46doesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTVariational Omni8.0745.8 bp−$4678.1 bp−$781doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.
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