Funding arb · Price arb / RWA
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 1,081.4 | +0.0030 | pay 0.0030% / 8h | 1h 23m | $21.8M | $35.8M | 20x | Long Aster≤10% back | |
| SHORT | 1,080.8 | +0.0532 | get 0.0066% / 1h | 23m 27s | $262K | $272K | 20x | Short Kraken Futures |
Price gap−0.061%
Funding gap+0.0502% /8h
Funding trade: +$15 a day on $10k at the current rate, before costs. The price gap is at its 7d average.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding+$7+0.0502% /8h now · paid +0.068% over the last 6 days (all we have)
Price$0spread −0.061% now, avg −0.057% → −0.003% if it goes back
Costs−$290.293% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result−$23−0.23%+ Points / potential airdropAster: Stage 5 · farm boardWhat the last 7D really paid, hour by hour → backtest
The current funding rate is far above what this pair has been paying: over the last 6 days it paid +0.068% in total, about +0.0037%/8h on average.
Funding history
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RANGE STATS · 7D
Average /8h—
Highest—
Lowest—
Paid you—
Short leg rate minus long leg rate, per 8h. Above zero: the pair pays you.
Price spread between the two exchanges
Kraken Futures price against Asternow
RANGE STATS · 7D
Now−0.061%
Average—
Range—
Wider than now—
Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
share of time at each level
Funding on every exchange
/8hMU on 39 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
2 ok · 3 to watch- OK: Fits both order books4.6 / 9.4 bpEntry at $10k a leg, taker fee + slippage. Closing costs about the same.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$500 + $500Aster 20x, Kraken Futures 20x. Keep about 2× this so a sharp move doesn’t liquidate one leg.
- Watch: Payment intervals differ8h / 1hPayments land at different times. Close right after the slower leg pays.Next 24h at the current rates, on $10k a leg: +$15.06Long Aster: 3 payments, −$0.89; short Kraken Futures: 24 payments, +$15.95.
- Note: Gap at its usual level−0.061% vs −0.057%The price leg adds little either way.
- Watch: Short leg is thinner$262K vs $21.8M OIKraken Futures sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- OK: Points on a legAster Stage 5Volume here counts toward the points program.
- Watch: KYCAster No · Kraken Futures YesFull verification; not offered in the US (a separate US product), Canada, Australia (wholesale only) or to retail UK clients.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned+0.0037%/8h × 21 periods+$7.83
Price spread−0.061% → −0.057% (7d avg)−$0.34
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$11.31
Fee Aster bp × 2 orders−$8.00
Fee Kraken Futures bp × 2 orders−$10.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$21.81
Costs to cover0.293%Break-even26.5 days
Slippage: Aster: live order book, 6 min ago; Kraken Futures: live order book, 9 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGAster0.654.6 bp−$55.7 bp−$57doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTKraken Futures1.759.4 bp−$937.7 bp−$377doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.
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