Funding arb · Price arb / RWA
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | GateOURA_USDT | 52.500 | 0 | get 0.0000% / 8h | 5h 21m | $597K | $390K | 10x | Long Gate |
| SHORT | LighterOURA | 52.395 | −0.0216 | pay 0.0027% / 1h | 21m 17s | $110K | $197K | 5x | Short Lighter7d free |
Price gap−0.200%
Funding gap−0.0216% /8h
Both sides work against this direction now: funding costs $6 a day on $10k and the gap is 1.442% under its 7d average. Swap the legs.
Funding you earn now−0.0216% /8hpaid last 24h −0.040% · next 11:00 UTC
Price spread now−0.200%7d average +1.242% · you buy dearer than you sell
Net 7d · $10k—Paid 7d −$419h − costs $594 · under 7 days of funding history
Net, price · $10k−$739spread back to 7d avg − costs · as in Price arb
Costs, in and out · $10k−$5945.944% of a $10k position
Funding, last
19 hours, all we have−0.040%−$4 on $10kPrice spread, last 18 hours of 7D (all we have)+1.205%+$120 · now −0.200%, avg +1.242%
Together, before fees+1.165%+$116+ Points / potential airdropLighter: Season 3 · farm boardWith fees, hour by hour → backtest
Funding history
you earnyou payavg
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
Lighter price against Gatenow
RANGE STATS · 7D
Now−0.200%
Average—
Range—
Wider than now—
Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
share of time at each level
Funding on every exchange
/8hOURA on 12 exchanges
lowest funding first| Exchange | Funding /8h | Every | Price | vs long leg | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | KYC | Use as | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LighterOURA | −0.0216% · 1h | 1h | 52.395 | −0.200% | $110K | $197K | 5x | No | 52.395 · −0.200% · OI $110K · 5x · KYC No | SHORT |
| QFEXOURA-USD | −0.0014% · 1h | 1h | 51.440 | −2.019% | $1.1M | $566K | 10x | No | 51.440 · −2.019% · OI $1.1M · 10x · KYC No | longshort |
| OKXOURA-USDT-SWAP | 0.0000% · 8h | 8h | 51.399 | −2.097% | $131K | $1.1M | 20x | Yes | 51.399 · −2.097% · OI $131K · 20x · KYC Yes | longshort |
| GateOURA_USDT | 0.0000% · 8h | 8h | 52.500 | long leg | $597K | $390K | 10x | Yes | 52.500 · long leg · OI $597K · 10x · KYC Yes | LONG |
| BitgetOURAUSDT | 0.0000% · 8h | 8h | 51.254 | −2.373% | $1.6M | $10.0M | 20x | Yes | 51.254 · −2.373% · OI $1.6M · 20x · KYC Yes | longshort |
| SunXOURA-USDT | 0.0000% · 8h | 8h | 51.230 | −2.419% | — | $2.2M | 10x | No | 51.230 · −2.419% · OI — · 10x · KYC No | longshort |
| HTXOURA-USDT | 0.0000% · 8h | 8h | 51.580 | −1.752% | $12K | $393K | 10x | Limited | 51.580 · −1.752% · OI $12K · 10x · KYC Limited | longshort |
| tradeXYZxyz:OURA | 0.0000% · 1h | 1h | 51.314 | −2.259% | $226K | $1.0M | 5x | No | 51.314 · −2.259% · OI $226K · 5x · KYC No | longshort |
| BloFinOURA-USDT | +0.0023% · 8h | 8h | 51.480 | −1.943% | $46K | $26K | 20x | Limited | 51.480 · −1.943% · OI $46K · 20x · KYC Limited | longshort |
| AsterOURAUSD1 | +0.0050% · 8h | 8h | 51.146 | −2.579% | $101K | $73K | 20x | No | 51.146 · −2.579% · OI $101K · 20x · KYC No | longshort |
| BinanceOURAUSDT | +0.0050% · 8h | 8h | 51.448 | −2.004% | $811K | $3.4M | 20x | Yes | 51.448 · −2.004% · OI $811K · 20x · KYC Yes | longshort |
| KuCoinOURAUSDTM | +0.0050% · 8h | 8h | 51.630 | −1.657% | $14K | $3.3M | 20x | Yes | 51.630 · −1.657% · OI $14K · 20x · KYC Yes | longshort |
Before you open
1 ok · 5 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size408.9 / 15.2 bpAt $10k Gate’s book costs 408.9 bp to enter, 27.0× Lighter’s.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$1,000 + $2,000Gate 10x, Lighter 5x. 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: −$6.48Long Gate: 3 payments, $0.00; short Lighter: 24 payments, −$6.48.
- Watch: Gap narrower than usual−0.200% vs +1.242%Less room for the price leg to pay you. If it goes back to average, the short loses.
- Watch: Short leg is thinner$110K vs $597K OILighter sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- OK: Points on a legLighter Season 3Volume here counts toward the points program.
- Watch: KYCGate Yes · Lighter NoKYC before the futures account opens; unverified accounts can only withdraw and close positions.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned−0.0173%/8h × 21 periods−$36.23
Price spread−0.200% → +1.242% (7d avg)−$144.24
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$579.39
Fee Gate bp × 2 orders−$15.00
Fee Lighter bp × 2 orders$0.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$774.86
Costs to cover5.944%Break-evennever at this rate
Slippage: Gate: live order book, 12 min ago; Lighter: live order book, 8 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGGate27.70408.9 bp−$409doesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTLighter15.1715.2 bp−$1599.6 bp−$996doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.










