AAVE arbitrage explained
Right now Aave (AAVE) trades on 11 venues we scan: 11 perpetual markets, 7 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Variational perp at $172.90 and the highest bid on Bitget spot at $173.24.
The widest AAVE perpetual spread is between Variational and Hyperliquid: long AAVE on Variational at $172.90 and short on Hyperliquid at $173.14 for +0.14% gross, or -0.02% after the 0.16% two-leg fee model. No transfer is needed: both positions stay on their exchanges until the prices converge. The funding difference on this pair is +0.032% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best AAVE route is to buy spot on Gate and short the perpetual on Hyperliquid: -0.02% gross, -0.22% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot AAVE arbitrage (buy on Gate, withdraw, deposit and sell on Binance) shows +0.04% gross right now. It only works if withdrawals on the buying exchange and deposits on the selling exchange are open, so check the D/W dots before moving coins.
Small AAVE gaps usually disappear after fees, slippage and funding. Look at the Net column, the executable Depth and the spread history before trading: a gap that has been open for days is a different trade from a one-minute spike.
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