Funding arb · Price arb / Crypto
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 0.5339 | +0.0096 | pay 0.0012% / 1h | 5m 49s | $99K | $507K | 20x | Long Popdex | |
| SHORT | 0.5342 | +0.0100 | get 0.0100% / 8h | 3h 05m | $40.4M | $85.1M | 300x | Short MEXC |
Price gap+0.056%
Funding gap+0.0004% /8h
Funding is ≈ 0, so this is a price-spread trade: +$4 on $10k if the gap goes back to its 7d average.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding−$6+0.0004% /8h now · paid −0.062% over the last 7D
Price+$4spread +0.056% now, avg +0.013% → +0.043% if it goes back
Costs−$290.294% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Price and funding
1h · historyEntry / Exit
Price spread
Prices
Fundingper 8h
ENTRY / EXIT · 7D
Entry now—
Entry average—
Best entry—
Exit now—
Exit average—
Best exit—
Exit free—
PRICE SPREAD · 7D
Now+0.056%
Average—
Range—
Wider than now—
FUNDING SPREAD · 7D
Average /8h—
Highest—
Lowest—
Paid you—
Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
share of time at each level
Funding on every exchange
/8hWLD on 39 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
1 ok · 4 to watch- Watch: Large against open interest12.5 / 2.6 bp$10k is over 10% of Popdex’s open interest.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$500 + $33Popdex 20x, MEXC 300x. Keep about 2× this so a sharp move doesn’t liquidate one leg.
- Watch: Payment intervals differ1h / 8hPayments land at different times. Close right after the slower leg pays.Next 24h at the current rates, on $10k a leg: +$0.12Long Popdex: 24 payments, −$2.88; short MEXC: 3 payments, +$3.00.
- OK: Entry gap works for you+0.056% vs +0.013%You short the dearer leg. If the gap goes back to average, the short gains.
- Watch: Long leg is thinner$99K vs $40.4M OIPopdex sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- Note: No points program—Neither exchange runs points right now.
- Watch: KYCPopdex 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−0.0030%/8h × 21 periods−$6.36
Price spread+0.056% → +0.013% (7d avg)+$4.29
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$23.00
Fee Popdex bp × 2 orders−$6.40
Fee MEXC bp × 2 orders$0.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$31.47
Costs to cover0.294%Break-evennever at this rate
Slippage: Popdex: live order book, 64 min ago; MEXC: live order book, 5 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGPopdex1.3912.5 bp−$12103.4 bp−$1,034doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTMEXC0.932.6 bp−$34.5 bp−$4523.0 bp−$2,29680.1 bp−$40.1K
Closing costs about the same again.

