Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 0.05834 | +0.0100 | pay 0.0050% / 4h | 14m 43s | $101K | $2.4M | 5x | Long Aster≤10% back | |
| SHORT | 0.05830 | +0.0100 | get 0.0050% / 4h | 14m 43s | $29K | $314K | 20x | Short HTX |
Price gap−0.069%
Funding gap0.0000% /8h
Funding is ≈ 0 and the gap is at its 7d average: nothing to capture right now.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding+$590.0000% /8h now · paid +0.591% over the last 7D
Price$0spread −0.069% now, avg −0.065% → −0.004% if it goes back
Costs−$5965.962% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result−$537−5.37%+ 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
/8hQ on 12 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
2 ok · 3 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size37.8 / 290.8 bpAt $10k entering HTX costs 290.8 bp, fee and slippage, 7.7× Aster’s.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$2,000 + $500Aster 5x, HTX 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 HTX: 6 payments, +$3.00.
- Note: Gap at its usual level−0.069% vs −0.065%The price leg adds little either way.
- Watch: Short leg is thinner$29K vs $101K OIHTX 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 · HTX LimitedNo ID for accounts opened since 2026-03-30: futures up to 5x and no API trading; more leverage and the API need level-2 KYC.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned+0.0281%/8h × 21 periods+$59.10
Price spread−0.069% → −0.065% (7d avg)−$0.37
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$576.16
Fee Aster bp × 2 orders−$8.00
Fee HTX bp × 2 orders−$12.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$537.43
Costs to cover5.962%Break-even70.7 days
Slippage: Aster: live order book, 5 min ago; HTX: live order book, 19 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGAster7.4937.8 bp−$38311.0 bp−$3,110doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTHTX29.37290.8 bp−$291doesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.
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