CARV arbitrage explained
Right now CARV trades on 7 venues we scan: 7 perpetual markets, 5 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Gate perp at $0.0448 and the highest bid on Gate spot at $0.0449.
The widest CARV perpetual spread is between Gate and Binance: long CARV on Gate at $0.0448 and short on Binance at $0.0449 for +0.04% gross, or -0.12% 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 +0.301% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best CARV route is to buy spot on Bybit and short the perpetual on Binance: -0.04% gross, -0.24% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot CARV arbitrage (buy on Bybit, withdraw, deposit and sell on Gate) shows +0.13% 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 CARV 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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