ARK arbitrage explained
Right now ARK trades on 7 venues we scan: 7 perpetual markets, 3 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Gate perp at $0.2136 and the highest bid on Bybit perp at $0.2148.
The widest ARK perpetual spread is between Gate and Bybit: long ARK on Gate at $0.2136 and short on Bybit at $0.2148 for +0.58% gross, or +0.42% 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 -0.096% per day, which the position pays while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best ARK route is to buy spot on MEXC and short the perpetual on Bybit: +0.34% gross, +0.14% net, with -0.067% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot ARK arbitrage (buy on MEXC, withdraw, deposit and sell on Binance) shows -0.00% 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 ARK 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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