Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 0.06146 | −0.8014 | get 0.8014% / 8h | 6h 53m | $711K | $1.8M | 50x | Long Gate | |
| SHORT | 0.06154 | −1.1349 | pay 0.5675% / 4h | 2h 53m | $59K | $107K | 50x | Short Variational Omni+15% pts |
Price gap+0.128%
Funding gap−0.3335% /8h
The gap pays +$30 on $10k if it goes back to its 7d average, but funding costs $100 a day and eats that in about 7 hours. At the last 7 days' pace that is about 3.9 days.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding−$53−0.3335% /8h now · paid −0.530% over the last 7D
Price+$30spread +0.128% now, avg −0.170% → +0.298% if it goes back
Costs−$4054.048% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result−$428−4.28%+ Points / potential airdropVariational Omni: points · farm boardWhat the last 7D really paid, hour by hour → backtest
The current funding rate is far below what this pair has been paying: over the last 7 days it paid −0.530% in total, about −0.0253%/8h on average.
Price and funding
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PRICE SPREAD · 7D
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Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
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Funding on every exchange
/8hWET on 11 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
2 ok · 4 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size83.2 / 93.0 bpAt $10k entering Variational Omni costs 93.0 bp, fee and slippage, 1.1× Gate’s.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$200 + $200Gate 50x, Variational Omni 50x. Keep about 2× this so a sharp move doesn’t liquidate one leg.
- Watch: Payment intervals differ8h / 4hPayments land at different times. Close right after the slower leg pays.Next 24h at the current rates, on $10k a leg: −$100.06Long Gate: 3 payments, +$240.42; short Variational Omni: 6 payments, −$340.48.
- OK: Entry gap works for you+0.128% vs −0.170%You short the dearer leg. If the gap goes back to average, the short gains.
- Watch: Short leg is thinner$59K vs $711K 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−0.0253%/8h × 21 periods−$53.03
Price spread+0.128% → −0.170% (7d avg)+$29.75
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$389.84
Fee Gate bp × 2 orders−$15.00
Fee Variational Omni bp × 2 orders$0.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$428.11
Costs to cover4.048%Break-evennever at this rate
Slippage: Gate: live order book, 3 min ago; Variational Omni: RFQ quote, 4 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGGate6.5183.2 bp−$83doesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTVariational Omni7.2893.0 bp−$93177.2 bp−$1,772doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.

