Funding arb · Price arb / RWA
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 158.33 | +0.1259 | pay 0.1259% / 8h | 1h 41m | $3.6M | $127K | 20x | Long MEXC | |
| SHORT | 158.25 | 0 | 0.0000% / 8h | 1h 41m | $214K | $49K | 20x | Short Bitget |
Price gap−0.051%
Funding gap−0.1259% /8h
Both sides work against this direction now: funding costs $38 a day on $10k and the gap is 0.184% 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−$19−0.1259% /8h now · paid −0.194% over the last 7D
Price−$18spread −0.051% now, avg +0.134% → −0.184% if it goes back
Costs−$1491.486% 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 −0.194% in total, about −0.0092%/8h on average.
Price and funding
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Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
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/8hBKNG on 6 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
1 ok · 4 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size36.4 / 58.9 bpAt $10k entering Bitget costs 58.9 bp, fee and slippage, 1.6× MEXC’s.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$500 + $500MEXC 20x, Bitget 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: −$37.77Long MEXC: 3 payments, −$37.77; short Bitget: 3 payments, $0.00.
- Watch: Gap narrower than usual−0.051% vs +0.134%Less room for the price leg to pay you. If it goes back to average, the short loses.
- Watch: Short leg is thinner$214K vs $3.6M OIBitget sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- Note: No points program—Neither exchange runs points right now.
- Watch: KYCMEXC Yes · Bitget 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−0.0092%/8h × 21 periods−$19.41
Price spread−0.051% → +0.134% (7d avg)−$18.43
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$136.64
Fee MEXC bp × 2 orders$0.00
Fee Bitget bp × 2 orders−$12.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$186.48
Costs to cover1.486%Break-evennever at this rate
Slippage: MEXC: live order book, 7 min ago; Bitget: live order book, 39 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGMEXC22.3836.4 bp−$3657.5 bp−$575215.8 bp−$21.6K315.9 bp−$158.0K
SELL · SHORTBitget23.9558.9 bp−$5988.3 bp−$883doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.
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