Funding you earn now, next payment 12:00 UTC−0.0055%/8h= −6.1% APRnext payment −$0.28 per $10,000 · paid last 24h −0.008%
Price spread now: Aster against MEXC+0.034%7-day average +0.004% · you sell dearer than you buy
Net, funding: paid 7d − costs−$15as in the Funding arb table
Net, price: spread back to 7d avg − costs−$9as in the Price arb table
costs, in and out, $10k−$120.121% of the position
Funding, last 7 days−0.025%−$3 on $10k
+Price spread, last 7 days−0.027%−$3 · spread now +0.034%, 7d avg +0.004%
=Together, before fees−0.052%+ Points / potential airdropAster: Stage 5 · farm board−$5 on $10k · with fees, hour by hour
The price spread pays, funding is against you. Aster is 0.030% dearer against MEXC than usual: you sell high and buy low (spread +0.034% now, against its 7-day average of +0.004%): +$3 on $10k if it goes back. Holding the pair costs −$2 a day in funding at the current rate, which eats that in about 43 hours. At the pace of the last 7 days (−0.025% in total) that is about 8.2 days.
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Funding /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Max lev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long | MEXC XAU_USDT | 4,326.5 | 0.0114 | pay 0.0057% / 4h | 2h 55m | $352.9M | $348.0M | 1000x |
| Short | Aster XAUUSD1 | 4,328 | 0.0059 | get 0.0029% / 4h | 2h 55m | $74.4M | $273.1M | 20x |
MEXC XAU_USDT
Aster XAUUSD1Funding history
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Price spread between the two exchanges
Aster against MEXC. Falling: the short leg gains. Rising: it loses.latest
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Profit calculator
- Funding earned
- −$11.62
- Price spread: +0.034% → +0.004%
- $2.98
- Slippage, 4 orders
- −$0.09
- Fee MEXC: 2 bp × 2 orders
- −$4
- Fee Aster: 4 bp × 2 orders
- −$8
- Net
- −$20.73
- Costs to cover
- 0.121%
- Break-even
- never at this rate
Slippage from MEXC: live order book, 3 min ago; Aster: live order book, 3 min ago.
Cost to enter
taker fee + slippage from the mid, one side; closing costs about the same again| Leg | Half-spread | $10k | $100k | $1M | $5M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buy MEXC live order book, 3 min ago | 0.04 bp | 2.0 bp −$2 | 2.0 bp −$20 | 5.3 bp −$529 | 24.4 bp −$12.2K |
| Sell Aster live order book, 3 min ago | 0.01 bp | 4.0 bp −$4 | 4.7 bp −$47 | 57.4 bp −$5,739 | doesn't fit |
XAU on 39 venues
lowest funding first. Swap a leg: a good short leg pays more funding and is priced higher.| Exchange | Funding /8h | Every | Price | Price vs long leg | OI | Vol 24h | Max lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SunX XAU-USDT | 0.0000% | 4h | 4,331.3 | +0.110% | $92K | $6.5M | 20x | as long as short |
| gTrade (Gains Network) XAU/USD | L +0.0002% / S −0.0003% | 1h | 4,330.7 | +0.096% | $275K | — | 250x | as long as short |
| Coinbase International GOLD-PERP-INTX | +0.0024% | 1h | 4,325.1 | −0.033% | $2.0M | $5.2M | 25x | as long as short |
| Injective XAU/USDC PERP | +0.0033% | 1h | 4,350.4 | +0.552% | $619 | $54 | 52x | as long as short |
| QFEX GOLD-USD | +0.0038% | 1h | 4,326.9 | +0.009% | $6.6M | $3.0M | 20x | as long as short |
| StandX XAU-USD | +0.0040% | 1h | 4,332.7 | +0.143% | $3.8M | $4.5M | 40x | as long as short |
| Vest GC-PERP | +0.0046% | 1h | 4,360.5 | +0.785% | — | $1.0M | 25x | as long as short |
| Hotstuff GOLD-PERP | +0.0048% | 1h | 4,326.2 | −0.007% | $32K | — | 25x | as long as short |
| tradeXYZ xyz:GOLD | +0.0050% | 1h | 4,324.1 | −0.056% | $292.1M | $55.5M | 25x | as long as short |
| Ondo Perps XAU-USD.P | +0.0050% | 1h | 4,323.6 | −0.067% | $15.1M | $57.4M | 25x | as long as short |
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gTrade (Gains Network) XAU/USD
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Ondo Perps XAU-USD.PShow all 39 venues
| Exchange | Funding /8h | Every | Price | Price vs long leg | OI | Vol 24h | Max lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RISEx XAU/USDC | +0.0056% | 1h | 4,329 | +0.057% | $4.6M | $13.6M | 25x | as long as short |
| Paradex XAU-USD-PERP | +0.0058% | 8h | 4,327 | +0.010% | $2K | $13K | 5x | as long as short |
| Aster XAUUSD1short | +0.0059% | 4h | 4,328 | +0.034% | $74.4M | $273.1M | 20x | |
| Extended XAU-USD | +0.0088% | 1h | 4,322.8 | −0.087% | $12.7M | $35.7M | 25x | as long as short |
| Variational Omni XAU | +0.0094% | 4h | 4,326.7 | +0.004% | $47.1M | $29.9M | — | as long as short |
| Phoenix GOLD | +0.0095% | 1h | 4,333.5 | +0.161% | $43K | $67K | 25x | as long as short |
| Lighter RH XAU | +0.0096% | 1h | 4,329.2 | +0.063% | $19.8M | $38.5M | 25x | as long as short |
| Pacifica XAU | +0.0100% | 1h | 4,323.7 | −0.065% | $1.4M | $1.3M | 10x | as long as short |
| ApeX Omni XAUUSDT | +0.0100% | 1h | 4,330 | +0.080% | $284K | $232K | 50x | as long as short |
| Lighter XAU | +0.0104% | 1h | 4,326.5 | 0.000% | $20.2M | $29.3M | 25x | as long as short |
| Gate XAU_USDT | +0.0104% | 4h | 4,328.4 | +0.043% | $302.8M | $429.4M | 100x | as long as short |
| Aevo XAU-PERP | +0.0112% | 1h | 4,327.2 | +0.016% | $160K | $87 | 10x | as long as short |
| MEXC XAU_USDTlong | +0.0114% | 4h | 4,326.5 | long leg | $352.9M | $348.0M | 1000x | |
| Binance XAUUSDT | +0.0115% | 4h | 4,326.1 | −0.010% | $435.5M | $2.36B | 100x | as long as short |
| Kalshi KXGOLDPERP | +0.0121% | 24h | 4,329.2 | +0.062% | $3.5M | $48.6M | 15x | as long as short |
| edgeX XAUUSDC | +0.0127% | 4h | 4,330.2 | +0.084% | $30.3M | $64.9M | 50x | as long as short |
| GRVT XAU_USDT_Perp | +0.0132% | 4h | 4,331.1 | +0.107% | $1.4M | $3.0M | 25x | as long as short |
| Polymarket Perps GOLD-USD | +0.0132% | 1h | 4,327 | +0.011% | $4.3M | $1.7M | 20x | as long as short |
| Bybit XAUUSDT | +0.0140% | 4h | 4,327.4 | +0.021% | $81.6M | $170.1M | 150x | as long as short |
| Bullet GOLD-USD | +0.0188% | 1h | 4,327.8 | +0.029% | $58K | $77K | 10x | as long as short |
| Bitget XAUUSDT | +0.0196% | 4h | 4,326.8 | +0.006% | $72.0M | $132.8M | 100x | as long as short |
| Deribit GOLD_USDC-PERPETUAL | +0.0236% | 1h | 4,325.7 | −0.019% | $134K | $782K | 25x | as long as short |
| OKX XAU-USDT-SWAP | +0.0244% | 8h | 4,326.9 | +0.009% | $170.7M | $355.9M | 100x | as long as short |
| BloFin XAU-USDT | +0.0355% | 4h | 4,329.7 | +0.073% | $16.2M | $5.5M | 100x | as long as short |
| Phemex XAUUSDT | +0.0395% | 4h | 4,331.6 | +0.117% | $2.2M | $961K | 100x | as long as short |
| Kraken Futures PF_XAUUSD | +0.0411% | 1h | 4,324.7 | −0.042% | $582K | $150K | 25x | as long as short |
| GMX GOLD/USD [ETH-USDC] | L +0.0460% / S −0.0306% | 1h | 4,327.8 | +0.029% | $252K | — | 111x | as long as short |
| HTX XAU-USDT | +0.1112% | 4h | 4,334.7 | +0.188% | $3.2M | $7.0M | 75x | as long as short |
| Bluefin GOLD-PERP | +0.5954% | 1h | 4,323.3 | −0.074% | $25K | $1K | 20x | as long as short |
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edgeX XAUUSDC
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Bybit XAUUSDT
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