Funding arb · Price arb / RWA
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 308.26 | +0.4069 | pay 0.4069% / 8h | 4h 15m | $560K | $95K | 50x | Long MEXC | |
| SHORT | 307.47 | 0 | 0.0000% / 8h | 4h 15m | $440K | $95K | 20x | Short Bitget |
Price gap−0.256%
Funding gap−0.4069% /8h
Both sides work against this direction now: funding costs $122 a day on $10k and the gap is 0.239% 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−$16−0.4069% /8h now · paid −0.160% over the last 7D
Price−$24spread −0.256% now, avg −0.018% → −0.239% if it goes back
Costs−$1311.310% 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 −0.160% in total, about −0.0076%/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
/8hGE on 6 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
1 ok · 4 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size14.4 / 46.5 bpAt $10k entering Bitget costs 46.5 bp, fee and slippage, 3.2× MEXC’s.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$200 + $500MEXC 50x, 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: −$122.07Long MEXC: 3 payments, −$122.07; short Bitget: 3 payments, $0.00.
- Watch: Gap narrower than usual−0.256% vs −0.018%Less room for the price leg to pay you. If it goes back to average, the short loses.
- Watch: Short leg is thinner$440K vs $560K 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−0.0076%/8h × 21 periods−$16.03
Price spread−0.256% → −0.018% (7d avg)−$23.85
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$110.96
Fee MEXC bp × 2 orders−$8.00
Fee Bitget bp × 2 orders−$12.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$170.84
Costs to cover1.310%Break-evennever at this rate
Slippage: MEXC: live order book, 23 min ago; Bitget: live order book, 14 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGMEXC10.3614.4 bp−$1437.5 bp−$375185.7 bp−$18.6Kdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTBitget22.5446.5 bp−$46105.4 bp−$1,054doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.

