ASTR arbitrage explained
Right now Astar (ASTR) trades on 8 venues we scan: 7 perpetual markets, 6 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Gate perp at $0.007135 and the highest bid on Bitget spot at $0.0072.
The widest ASTR perpetual spread is between Gate and Variational: long ASTR on Gate at $0.007135 and short on Variational at $0.007185 for +0.70% gross, or +0.54% 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 +0.026% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best ASTR route is to buy spot on Gate and short the perpetual on Variational: +0.49% gross, +0.29% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot ASTR arbitrage (buy on Gate, withdraw, deposit and sell on Bitget) shows +0.70% 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 ASTR 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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