FLOCK arbitrage explained
Right now FLOCK trades on 9 venues we scan: 9 perpetual markets, 5 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Variational perp at $0.0588 and the highest bid on Bybit spot at $0.059.
The widest FLOCK perpetual spread is between Variational and Gate: long FLOCK on Variational at $0.0588 and short on Gate at $0.0589 for +0.17% gross, or +0.01% 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 -0.245% per day, which the position pays while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best FLOCK route is to buy spot on Gate and short the perpetual on Gate: -0.12% gross, -0.32% net, with -0.256% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot FLOCK arbitrage (buy on Gate, withdraw, deposit and sell on Bybit) 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 FLOCK 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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