Funding arb · Price arb / RWA
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | tradeXYZxyz:TLT | 80.100 | +0.0642 | pay 0.0080% / 1h | 55m 57s | $747K | $396K | 20x | Long tradeXYZ |
| SHORT | QFEXTLT-USD | 79.990 | 0 | get 0.0000% / 1h | 55m 57s | $503K | $899K | 10x | Short QFEX |
Price gap−0.137%
Funding gap−0.0642% /8h
Both sides work against this direction now: funding costs $19 a day on $10k and the gap is 0.226% 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$0−0.0642% /8h now · paid +0.004% over the last 2 hours (all we have)
Price−$23spread −0.137% now, avg +0.088% → −0.226% if it goes back
Costs−$660.661% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result−$88−0.88%+ Points / potential airdroptradeXYZ: points · 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 0 days it paid +0.004% in total, about +0.0151%/8h on average.
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
QFEX price against tradeXYZnow
RANGE STATS · 7D
Now−0.137%
Average—
Range—
Wider than now—
Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
share of time at each level
Funding on every exchange
/8hTLT on 9 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
3 ok · 3 to watch- Watch: Thin at this size26.8 / 6.2 bpAt $10k tradeXYZ’s book costs 26.8 bp to enter, 4.3× QFEX’s.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$500 + $1,000tradeXYZ 20x, QFEX 10x. 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: −$19.25Long tradeXYZ: 24 payments, −$19.25; short QFEX: 24 payments, $0.00.
- Watch: Gap narrower than usual−0.137% vs +0.088%Less room for the price leg to pay you. If it goes back to average, the short loses.
- Watch: Short leg is thinner$503K vs $747K OIQFEX sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- OK: Points on a legtradeXYZ pointsVolume here counts toward the points program.
- OK: No KYC on either legtradeXYZ No · QFEX NoBoth exchanges let you trade without ID.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned+0.0151%/8h × 21 periods+$31.61
Price spread−0.137% → +0.088% (7d avg)−$22.56
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$38.06
Fee tradeXYZ bp × 2 orders−$18.00
Fee QFEX bp × 2 orders−$10.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$57.01
Costs to cover0.661%Break-even19.6 days
Slippage: tradeXYZ: live order book, 37 min ago; QFEX: live order book, 40 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGtradeXYZ17.7226.8 bp−$2727.2 bp−$272doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTQFEX1.256.2 bp−$66.2 bp−$6210.9 bp−$1,089doesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.
