Funding arb · Price arb / RWA
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 52.310 | +0.5792 | pay 0.5792% / 8h | 3h 12m | $138K | $99K | 20x | Long MEXC | |
| SHORT | 52.220 | 0 | 0.0000% / 8h | 3h 12m | $229K | $14K | 20x | Short Gate |
Price gap−0.172%
Funding gap−0.5792% /8h
Both sides work against this direction now: funding costs $174 a day on $10k and the gap is 0.140% under its 7d average. Swap the legs.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding−$38−0.5792% /8h now · paid −0.378% over the last 7D
Price−$14spread −0.172% now, avg −0.033% → −0.140% if it goes back
Costs−$3603.603% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
The current funding rate is far below what this pair has been paying: over the last 7 days it paid −0.378% in total, about −0.0180%/8h on average.
Price and funding
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PRICE SPREAD · 7D
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Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
share of time at each level
Funding on every exchange
/8hAMKR on 4 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
1 ok · 4 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size68.3 / 117.1 bpAt $10k entering Gate costs 117.1 bp, fee and slippage, 1.7× MEXC’s.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$500 + $500MEXC 20x, Gate 20x. Keep about 2× this so a sharp move doesn’t liquidate one leg.
- OK: Same payment interval8h / 8hBoth legs pay at the same time.Next 24h at the current rates, on $10k a leg: −$173.76Long MEXC: 3 payments, −$173.76; short Gate: 3 payments, $0.00.
- Watch: Gap narrower than usual−0.172% vs −0.033%Less room for the price leg to pay you. If it goes back to average, the short loses.
- Watch: Long leg is thinner$138K vs $229K OIMEXC sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- Note: No points program—Neither exchange runs points right now.
- Watch: KYCMEXC Yes · Gate 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−0.0180%/8h × 21 periods−$37.80
Price spread−0.172% → −0.033% (7d avg)−$13.95
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$345.29
Fee MEXC bp × 2 orders$0.00
Fee Gate bp × 2 orders−$15.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$412.04
Costs to cover3.603%Break-evennever at this rate
Slippage: MEXC: live order book, 8 min ago; Gate: live order book, 22 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGMEXC63.9568.3 bp−$68136.8 bp−$1,368274.4 bp−$27.4Kdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTGate74.56117.1 bp−$117doesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.

