ANSEM arbitrage explained
Right now The Black Bull (ANSEM) trades on 4 venues we scan: 3 perpetual markets, 2 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on MEXC spot at $0.1441 and the highest bid on MEXC perp at $0.1445.
The widest ANSEM perpetual spread is between Gate and MEXC: long ANSEM on Gate at $0.145 and short on MEXC at $0.1445 for -0.34% gross, or -0.50% 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 +0.090% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best ANSEM route is to buy spot on MEXC and short the perpetual on MEXC: +0.28% gross, +0.08% net, with +0.120% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot ANSEM arbitrage (buy on MEXC, withdraw, deposit and sell on KuCoin) shows +0.08% 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 ANSEM 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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