CASHCAT arbitrage explained
Right now Cash Cat (CASHCAT) trades on 9 venues we scan: 9 perpetual markets, 3 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on MEXC perp at $0.124 and the highest bid on OKX perp at $0.1241.
The widest CASHCAT perpetual spread is between MEXC and OKX: long CASHCAT on MEXC at $0.124 and short on OKX at $0.1241 for +0.06% gross, or -0.10% 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 +0.082% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best CASHCAT route is to buy spot on MEXC and short the perpetual on OKX: +0.02% gross, -0.18% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot CASHCAT arbitrage (buy on MEXC, withdraw, deposit and sell on KuCoin) shows +0.02% 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 CASHCAT 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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