CLO arbitrage explained
Right now Yei Finance (CLO) trades on 6 venues we scan: 6 perpetual markets, 2 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on MEXC spot at $0.0587 and the highest bid on Gate perp at $0.0588.
The widest CLO perpetual spread is between Bybit and Gate: long CLO on Bybit at $0.0588 and short on Gate at $0.0588 for +0.05% gross, or -0.11% 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 +0.346% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best CLO route is to buy spot on MEXC and short the perpetual on Gate: +0.14% gross, -0.06% net, with +0.376% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot CLO arbitrage (buy on MEXC, withdraw, deposit and sell on KuCoin) shows -0.17% 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 CLO 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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