Funding arb · Price arb / RWA
| Leg | Exchange | Price | Fund. /8h | Each payment | Next in | OI | Vol 24h | Lev | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONG | 1,708.3 | +0.0352 | pay 0.0044% / 1h | 20m 15s | $347K | $108K | 20x | Long Lighter7d free | |
| SHORT | 1,706.3 | +0.0060 | get 0.0181% / 24h | 12h 20m | $492K | $1.7M | 6.6x | Short Kalshi |
Price gap−0.117%60s
Funding gap−0.0292% /8h
Both sides work against this direction now: funding costs $9 a day on $10k and the gap is 0.033% under its 7d average. Swap the legs.
The two prices were read 60 s apart: part of this gap may be the market moving.
If you open now and hold
on $10k a leg · figures of the last 7D, not a forecastFunding−$55−0.0292% /8h now · paid −0.548% over the last 7D
Price—spread −0.117%60s now · prices read too far apart to compare
Costs−$300.303% of $10k · taker + slippage, in and out
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
Kalshi price against Lighternow
RANGE STATS · 7D
Now−0.117%
Average—
Range—
Wider than now—
Where the spread has been, last 7D▾
share of time at each level
Funding on every exchange
/8hXPT on 22 exchanges
lowest funding firstBefore you open
2 ok · 4 to watch- OK: Fits both order books8.0 / 10.2 bpEntry at $10k a leg, taker fee + slippage. Closing costs about the same.
- Note: Margin at max leverage$500 + $1,513Lighter 20x, Kalshi 6.6x. Keep about 2× this so a sharp move doesn’t liquidate one leg.
- Watch: Payment intervals differ1h / 24hPayments land at different times. Close right after the slower leg pays.Next 24h at the current rates, on $10k a leg: −$8.75Long Lighter: 24 payments, −$10.56; short Kalshi: 1 payment, +$1.81.
- Watch: Prices read 60 s apart−0.117% vs −0.084%Part of this gap may be the market moving.
- Watch: Long leg is thinner$347K vs $492K OILighter sets your exit cost. Check its book before closing.
- OK: Points on a legLighter Season 3Volume here counts toward the points program.
- Watch: KYCLighter No · Kalshi YesA US-regulated exchange: full KYC (ID, address, SSN when asked) before any trade.
Profit calculator
both legs, in and outPosition, each legHold forOrdersPrice spreadFunding rate
Funding earned−0.0261%/8h × 21 periods−$54.77
Price spreadprices read too far apart to compare—
Slippage, 4 orderslive order books−$20.27
Fee Lighter bp × 2 orders$0.00
Fee Kalshi bp × 2 orders−$10.00
Net · 7 days · $10k−$85.04
price spread not counted: prices read too far apartCosts to cover0.303%Break-evennever at this rate
Slippage: Lighter: live order book, 15 min ago; Kalshi: live order book, 3 min agoCost to enter
taker + slippage from mid, one sideBUY · LONGLighter2.928.0 bp−$817.5 bp−$175doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
SELL · SHORTKalshi3.5110.2 bp−$1012.8 bp−$128doesn’t fitdoesn’t fit
Closing costs about the same again.
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