Funding arb · Price arb / RWA
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 40.749 | 0 | 0.0000% / 1h | 52m 44s | $5K | $181K | 20x | Long HTX | |
| SHORT | 41.090 | +0.0048 | get 0.0006% / 1h | 52m 44s | $394K | $1.1M | 20x | Short Popdex |
Price gap+0.837%
Funding gap+0.0048% /8h
Both sides work: funding pays +$1 a day on $10k, and the gap is 0.728% above its 7d average: +$73 more if it goes back.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding+$12+0.0048% /8h now · paid +0.124% over the last 6 days (all we have)
Price+$73spread +0.837% now, avg +0.109% → +0.728% if it goes back
Costsdoesn’t fit$10k a leg is deeper than the books hold
Result, before costs+$85+0.85%no pointscosts unknown: book too thin at $10k · What the last 7D really paid, 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
Popdex price against HTXnow
RANGE STATS · 7D
Now+0.837%
Average—
Range—
Wider than now—
Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
share of time at each level
Funding on every exchange
/8hSOFTBANK on 6 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
2 ok · 3 to watch- Problem: Doesn’t fit the books—$10k a leg is deeper than HTX’s order book right now.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$500 + $500HTX 20x, Popdex 20x. Keep about 2× this so a sharp move doesn’t liquidate one leg.
- OK: Same payment interval1h / 1hBoth legs pay at the same time.Next 24h at the current rates, on $10k a leg: +$1.44Long HTX: 24 payments, $0.00; short Popdex: 24 payments, +$1.44.
- OK: Entry gap works for you+0.837% vs +0.109%You short the dearer leg. If the gap goes back to average, the short gains.
- Watch: Long leg is thinner$5K vs $394K OIHTX sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- Note: No points program—Neither exchange runs points right now.
- Watch: KYCHTX Limited · Popdex NoNo ID for accounts opened since 2026-03-30: futures up to 5x and no API trading; more leverage and the API need level-2 KYC.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned+0.0070%/8h × 21 periods+$14.79
Price spread+0.837% → +0.109% (7d avg)+$72.81
Slippage, 4 ordersdoesn’t fit the book at $10k—
Fee HTX bp × 2 orders−$12.00
Fee Popdex bp × 2 orders−$6.40
Net · 7 days · $10k—
doesn’t fit the books at $10kCosts to cover—Break-even—
Slippage: HTX: live order book, 30 min ago; Popdex: live order book, 1 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGHTX61.91doesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTPopdex8.5162.8 bp−$6371.5 bp−$715doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.

