COMP arbitrage explained
Right now Compound (COMP) trades on 9 venues we scan: 9 perpetual markets, 7 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Bitget perp at $23.30 and the highest bid on Bybit spot at $23.32.
The widest COMP perpetual spread is between Bitget and Bybit: long COMP on Bitget at $23.30 and short on Bybit at $23.31 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 0.000% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best COMP route is to buy spot on Binance and short the perpetual on Bybit: -0.09% gross, -0.29% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot COMP arbitrage (buy on Binance, withdraw, deposit and sell on Bybit) 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 COMP 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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