ETHFI arbitrage explained
Right now Ether.fi (ETHFI) trades on 11 venues we scan: 11 perpetual markets, 7 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Binance perp at $0.7302 and the highest bid on Gate spot at $0.7317.
The widest ETHFI perpetual spread is between Binance and HTX: long ETHFI on Binance at $0.7302 and short on HTX at $0.731 for +0.11% gross, or -0.05% 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 +0.007% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best ETHFI route is to buy spot on Binance and short the perpetual on HTX: -0.03% gross, -0.23% net, with +0.015% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot ETHFI arbitrage (buy on Binance, withdraw, deposit and sell on Gate) shows +0.07% 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 ETHFI 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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