Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
USELESS
All USELESS markets →| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 0.1594 | +0.0096 | pay 0.0012% / 1h | 56m 39s | $31K | $94K | 3x | Long Lighter RH+10% pts | |
| SHORT | 0.1591 | +0.0100 | get 0.0050% / 4h | 3h 56m | $21K | $245K | 20x | Short HTX |
Price gap−0.207%
Funding gap+0.0004% /8h
Funding is ≈ 0 and the gap is 0.033% under its 7d average: the price leg works against you, −$3 on $10k if it goes back.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding+$1+0.0004% /8h now · paid +0.008% over the last 7D
Price−$3spread −0.207% now, avg −0.174% → −0.033% if it goes back
Costs−$1321.322% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result−$135−1.35%+ Points / potential airdropLighter RH: Points live · farm boardWhat the last 7D really paid, hour by hour → backtest
Price and funding
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PRICE SPREAD · 7D
Now−0.207%
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Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
share of time at each level
Funding on every exchange
/8hUSELESS on 29 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
1 ok · 5 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size10.0 / 50.0 bpAt $10k entering HTX costs 50.0 bp, fee and slippage, 5.0× Lighter RH’s.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$3,333 + $500Lighter RH 3x, HTX 20x. 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: +$0.12Long Lighter RH: 24 payments, −$2.88; short HTX: 6 payments, +$3.00.
- Watch: Gap narrower than usual−0.207% 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$21K vs $31K OIHTX sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- OK: Points on a legLighter RH Points liveVolume here counts toward the points program.
- Watch: KYCLighter RH 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+0.0004%/8h × 21 periods+$0.84
Price spread−0.207% → −0.174% (7d avg)−$3.31
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$120.24
Fee Lighter RH bp × 2 orders$0.00
Fee HTX bp × 2 orders−$12.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$134.72
Costs to cover1.322%Break-even1129.6 days
Slippage: Lighter RH: live order book, 65 min ago; HTX: live order book, 60 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGLighter RH4.3810.0 bp−$1090.4 bp−$904doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTHTX20.7050.0 bp−$50doesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.
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