Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
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| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 0.2408 | +0.0993 | pay 0.0124% / 1h | 49m 12s | $234K | $508K | 10x | Long Arcus5% off | |
| SHORT | 0.2407 | +0.0120 | get 0.0060% / 4h | 1h 49m | $10.3M | $4.0M | 50x | Short MEXC |
Price gap−0.054%
Funding gap−0.0873% /8h
The gap pays +$5 on $10k if it goes back to its 7d average, but funding costs $26 a day and eats that in about 5 hours.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding−$70−0.0873% /8h now · paid −0.699% over the last 5 days (all we have)
Price+$5spread −0.054% now, avg −0.106% → +0.052% if it goes back
Costs−$370.367% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Funding history
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RANGE STATS · 7D
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Short leg rate minus long leg rate, per 8h. Above zero: the pair pays you.
Price spread between the two exchanges
MEXC price against Arcusnow
RANGE STATS · 7D
Now−0.054%
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Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
share of time at each level
Funding on every exchange
/8hUSELESS on 26 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
1 ok · 4 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size16.4 / 7.0 bpAt $10k entering Arcus costs 16.4 bp, fee and slippage, 2.4× MEXC’s.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$1,000 + $200Arcus 10x, MEXC 50x. Keep about 2× this so a sharp move doesn’t liquidate one leg.
- Watch: Payment intervals differ1h / 4hPayments land at different times. Close right after the slower leg pays.Next 24h at the current rates, on $10k a leg: −$26.19Long Arcus: 24 payments, −$29.79; short MEXC: 6 payments, +$3.60.
- OK: Entry gap works for you−0.054% vs −0.106%You short the dearer leg. If the gap goes back to average, the short gains.
- Watch: Long leg is thinner$234K vs $10.3M OIArcus sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- Note: No points program—Neither exchange runs points right now.
- Watch: KYCArcus No · MEXC YesKYC before trading since Feb 2026; unverified accounts see market data only.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned−0.0447%/8h × 21 periods−$93.81
Price spread−0.054% → −0.106% (7d avg)+$5.23
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$24.15
Fee Arcus bp × 2 orders−$4.50
Fee MEXC bp × 2 orders−$8.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$125.24
Costs to cover0.367%Break-evennever at this rate
Slippage: Arcus: live order book, 29 min ago; MEXC: live order book, 4 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGArcus4.1716.4 bp−$1642.6 bp−$426doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTMEXC0.217.0 bp−$743.8 bp−$438157.2 bp−$15.7Kdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.
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