Funding arb · Price arb / RWA
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 21.862 | +0.1005 | pay 0.1005% / 8h | 3h 49m | $923K | $180K | 20x | Long MEXC | |
| SHORT | 21.870 | 0 | 0.0000% / 8h | 3h 49m | $404K | $223K | 20x | Short Bitget |
Price gap+0.037%
Funding gap−0.1005% /8h
Both sides work against this direction now: funding costs $30 a day on $10k and the gap is 0.047% 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−$60−0.1005% /8h now · paid −0.599% over the last 7D
Price−$5spread +0.037% now, avg +0.083% → −0.047% if it goes back
Costs−$1371.368% 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 −0.599% in total, about −0.0285%/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
/8hCMCSA on 3 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
1 ok · 4 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size23.6 / 38.8 bpAt $10k entering Bitget costs 38.8 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: −$30.15Long MEXC: 3 payments, −$30.15; short Bitget: 3 payments, $0.00.
- Watch: Gap narrower than usual+0.037% vs +0.083%Less room for the price leg to pay you. If it goes back to average, the short loses.
- Watch: Short leg is thinner$404K vs $923K 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−0.0285%/8h × 21 periods−$59.94
Price spread+0.037% → +0.083% (7d avg)−$4.69
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$124.78
Fee MEXC bp × 2 orders$0.00
Fee Bitget bp × 2 orders−$12.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$201.41
Costs to cover1.368%Break-evennever at this rate
Slippage: MEXC: live order book, 26 min ago; Bitget: live order book, 17 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGMEXC15.7823.6 bp−$2488.4 bp−$884208.2 bp−$20.8Kdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTBitget17.8438.8 bp−$3965.5 bp−$655doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.

