BR arbitrage explained
Right now Bedrock (BR) trades on 9 venues we scan: 9 perpetual markets, 5 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Gate perp at $0.5136 and the highest bid on Bybit spot at $0.5154.
The widest BR perpetual spread is between Gate and Bybit: long BR on Gate at $0.5136 and short on Bybit at $0.5142 for +0.12% gross, or -0.04% 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 +0.013% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best BR route is to buy spot on Gate and short the perpetual on Bybit: -0.07% gross, -0.27% net, with -0.529% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot BR arbitrage (buy on Gate, withdraw, deposit and sell on Bybit) shows +0.15% 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 BR 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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