ESP arbitrage explained
Right now Espresso (ESP) trades on 8 venues we scan: 8 perpetual markets, 4 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Gate perp at $0.1092 and the highest bid on Bybit perp at $0.1097.
The widest ESP perpetual spread is between Binance and Bybit: long ESP on Binance at $0.1092 and short on Bybit at $0.1097 for +0.42% gross, or +0.26% 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 -1.320% per day, which the position pays while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best ESP route is to buy spot on Binance and short the perpetual on Bybit: +0.27% gross, +0.07% net, with -1.290% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot ESP arbitrage (buy on MEXC, withdraw, deposit and sell on Binance) shows -0.08% 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 ESP 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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