Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 0.05872 | +0.0100 | pay 0.0050% / 4h | 2h 46m | $16K | $238K | 50x | Long Variational Omni+15% pts | |
| SHORT | 0.05789 | +0.0100 | get 0.0050% / 4h | 2h 46m | $21K | $142K | 20x | Short HTX |
Price gap−1.418%
Funding gap0.0000% /8h
Funding is ≈ 0 and the gap is 1.369% under its 7d average: the price leg works against you, −$137 on $10k if it goes back.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding+$30.0000% /8h now · paid +0.032% over the last 7D
Price−$137spread −1.418% now, avg −0.049% → −1.369% if it goes back
Costsdoesn’t fit$10k a leg is deeper than the books hold
Result, before costs−$134−1.34%+ Points / potential airdropVariational Omni: points · farm boardcosts unknown: book too thin at $10k · What the last 7D really paid, hour by hour → backtest
Price and funding
1h · historyEntry / Exit
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PRICE SPREAD · 7D
Now−1.418%
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FUNDING 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 · 4 to watch- Problem: Doesn’t fit the books—$10k a leg is deeper than HTX’s order book right now.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$200 + $500Variational Omni 50x, 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 Variational Omni: 6 payments, −$3.00; short HTX: 6 payments, +$3.00.
- Watch: Gap narrower than usual−1.418% vs −0.049%Less room for the price leg to pay you. If it goes back to average, the short loses.
- Watch: Long leg is thinner$16K vs $21K 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: KYCVariational Omni 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+0.0016%/8h × 21 periods+$3.38
Price spread−1.418% → −0.049% (7d avg)−$136.93
Slippage, 4 ordersdoesn’t fit the book at $10k—
Fee Variational Omni bp × 2 orders$0.00
Fee HTX bp × 2 orders−$12.00
Net · 7 days · $10k—
doesn’t fit the books at $10kCosts to cover—Break-even—
Slippage: Variational Omni: RFQ quote, 11 min ago; HTX: live order book, 9 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGVariational Omni4.38264.7 bp−$265514.6 bp−$5,146doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTHTX23.60doesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.
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