ARC arbitrage explained
Right now AI Rig Complex (ARC) trades on 6 venues we scan: 6 perpetual markets, 2 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Gate perp at $0.066 and the highest bid on Binance perp at $0.0661.
The widest ARC perpetual spread is between Gate and Binance: long ARC on Gate at $0.066 and short on Binance at $0.0661 for +0.21% gross, or +0.05% 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 0.000% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best ARC route is to buy spot on Gate and short the perpetual on Binance: +0.18% gross, -0.02% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot ARC arbitrage (buy on Gate, withdraw, deposit and sell on KuCoin) shows -0.21% 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 ARC 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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