Funding arb · Price arb / RWA
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 197.81 | 0 | 0.0000% / 4h | 1h 49m | $168K | $209K | 50x | Long Aster≤10% back | |
| SHORT | 197.88 | +0.0424 | get 0.0053% / 1h | 49m 10s | $393K | $277K | 20x | Short Popdex |
Price gap+0.033%
Funding gap+0.0424% /8h
Both sides work: funding pays +$13 a day on $10k, and the gap is 0.021% above its 7d average: +$2 more if it goes back.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding+$6+0.0424% /8h now · paid +0.055% over the last 6 days (all we have)
Price+$2spread +0.033% now, avg +0.012% → +0.021% if it goes back
Costs−$290.290% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result−$21−0.21%+ 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 +0.055% in total, about +0.0030%/8h on average.
Price and funding
1h · loading 5m…Price spread
Prices
Fundingper 8h
P&L
PRICE SPREAD · 7D
Now+0.033%
Average—
Range—
Wider than now—
FUNDING SPREAD · 7D
Average /8h—
Highest—
Lowest—
Paid you—
Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
share of time at each level
Funding on every exchange
/8hSAMSUNG on 26 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
4 ok · 2 to watch- OK: Fits both order books8.7 / 6.2 bpEntry at $10k a leg, taker fee + slippage. Closing costs about the same.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$200 + $500Aster 50x, Popdex 20x. Keep about 2× this so a sharp move doesn’t liquidate one leg.
- Watch: Payment intervals differ4h / 1hPayments land at different times. Close right after the slower leg pays.Next 24h at the current rates, on $10k a leg: +$12.72Long Aster: 6 payments, $0.00; short Popdex: 24 payments, +$12.72.
- OK: Entry gap works for you+0.033% vs +0.012%You short the dearer leg. If the gap goes back to average, the short gains.
- Watch: Long leg is thinner$168K vs $393K OIAster sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- OK: Points on a legAster Stage 5Volume here counts toward the points program.
- OK: No KYC on either legAster No · Popdex NoBoth exchanges let you trade without ID.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned+0.0030%/8h × 21 periods+$6.24
Price spread+0.033% → +0.012% (7d avg)+$2.06
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$14.61
Fee Aster bp × 2 orders−$8.00
Fee Popdex bp × 2 orders−$6.40
Net · 7 days · $10k−$20.71
Costs to cover0.290%Break-even30.2 days
Slippage: Aster: live order book, 11 min ago; Popdex: live order book, 13 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGAster1.278.7 bp−$9doesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTPopdex1.276.2 bp−$628.5 bp−$285doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.
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| 09-25 19:30 | Vest Markets | Other | Heading into the close, Korean chip names are extending their advance, with $EWY up around 2.5% today. SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics, which make up nearly half the fund, are extending gains on AI memory demand. The fund is up around 135% over the past year and about 14% below its June high. @VestExchange on X ↗ |
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