Funding arb · Price arb / RWA
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 10.340 | +0.0041 | pay 0.0005% / 1h | 13m 27s | $147K | $1.2M | 10x | Long Arcus5% off | |
| SHORT | 10.340 | 0 | 0.0000% / 8h | 3h 13m | $854K | $181K | 20x | Short MEXC |
Price gap0.000%
Funding gap−0.0041% /8h
Both sides work against this direction now: funding costs $1 a day on $10k and the gap is 0.153% 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−$30−0.0041% /8h now · paid −0.296% over the last 7D
Price−$15spread 0.000% now, avg +0.153% → −0.153% if it goes back
Costs−$400.399% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
Result−$85−0.85%+ Points / potential airdropArcus: points · farm boardWhat the last 7D really paid, hour by hour → backtest
Price and funding
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Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
share of time at each level
Funding on every exchange
/8hUSAR on 18 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
2 ok · 4 to watch- OK: Fits both order books7.1 / 14.4 bpEntry at $10k a leg, taker fee + slippage. Closing costs about the same.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$1,000 + $500Arcus 10x, MEXC 20x. Keep about 2× this so a sharp move doesn’t liquidate one leg.
- Watch: Payment intervals differ1h / 8hPayments land at different times. Close right after the slower leg pays.Next 24h at the current rates, on $10k a leg: −$1.24Long Arcus: 24 payments, −$1.24; short MEXC: 3 payments, $0.00.
- Watch: Gap narrower than usual0.000% vs +0.153%Less room for the price leg to pay you. If it goes back to average, the short loses.
- Watch: Long leg is thinner$147K vs $854K OIArcus sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- OK: Points on a legArcus pointsVolume here counts toward the points program.
- Watch: KYCArcus No · MEXC YesKYC before trading since Feb 2026; unverified accounts see market data only.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned−0.0141%/8h × 21 periods−$29.61
Price spread0.000% → +0.153% (7d avg)−$15.35
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$27.37
Fee Arcus bp × 2 orders−$4.50
Fee MEXC bp × 2 orders−$8.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$84.83
Costs to cover0.399%Break-evennever at this rate
Slippage: Arcus: live order book, 3 min ago; MEXC: live order book, 21 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGArcus4.827.1 bp−$713.1 bp−$131doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTMEXC4.7814.4 bp−$1434.4 bp−$344150.2 bp−$15.0K281.4 bp−$140.7K
Closing costs about the same again.
