CTR arbitrage explained
Right now Citrea (CTR) trades on 7 venues we scan: 7 perpetual markets, 3 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Gate spot at $0.0126 and the highest bid on KuCoin perp at $0.0126.
The widest CTR perpetual spread is between Binance and KuCoin: long CTR on Binance at $0.0126 and short on KuCoin at $0.0126 for +0.19% gross, or +0.03% 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 -0.038% per day, which the position pays while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best CTR route is to buy spot on Gate and short the perpetual on KuCoin: +0.41% gross, +0.21% net, with +0.032% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot CTR arbitrage (buy on Gate, withdraw, deposit and sell on KuCoin) shows +0.35% 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 CTR 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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