CP arbitrage explained
Right now Cluster Protocol (CP) trades on 6 venues we scan: 6 perpetual markets, 5 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on OKX perp at $0.0114 and the highest bid on OKX spot at $0.0114.
The widest CP perpetual spread is between OKX and Gate: long CP on OKX at $0.0114 and short on Gate at $0.0114 for +0.09% gross, or -0.07% 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 CP route is to buy spot on Gate and short the perpetual on Gate: -0.03% gross, -0.23% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot CP arbitrage (buy on Gate, withdraw, deposit and sell on OKX) shows -0.03% 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 CP 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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