AZTEC arbitrage explained
Right now Aztec (AZTEC) trades on 10 venues we scan: 10 perpetual markets, 4 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Gate perp at $0.0159 and the highest bid on Bitget perp at $0.0159.
The widest AZTEC perpetual spread is between Gate and Binance: long AZTEC on Gate at $0.0159 and short on Binance at $0.0159 for +0.19% gross, or +0.03% 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 AZTEC route is to buy spot on Gate and short the perpetual on Binance: +0.11% gross, -0.09% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot AZTEC arbitrage (buy on Gate, withdraw, deposit and sell on KuCoin) shows +0.04% 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 AZTEC 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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