ARPA arbitrage explained
Right now ARPA trades on 8 venues we scan: 7 perpetual markets, 5 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on MEXC perp at $0.011 and the highest bid on Bybit perp at $0.011.
The widest ARPA perpetual spread is between Binance and Bybit: long ARPA on Binance at $0.011 and short on Bybit at $0.011 for +0.07% gross, or -0.09% 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 ARPA route is to buy spot on Binance and short the perpetual on Bybit: -0.04% gross, -0.24% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot ARPA arbitrage (buy on Bitget, withdraw, deposit and sell on Binance) shows -0.09% 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 ARPA 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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