GTC arbitrage explained
Right now Gitcoin (GTC) trades on 4 venues we scan: 3 perpetual markets, 3 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Binance perp at $0.1763 and the highest bid on Binance spot at $0.1766.
The widest GTC perpetual spread is between Binance and KuCoin: long GTC on Binance at $0.1763 and short on KuCoin at $0.1763 for -0.02% gross, or -0.18% 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 +0.039% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best GTC route is to buy spot on Binance and short the perpetual on KuCoin: -0.27% gross, -0.47% net, with -0.140% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot GTC arbitrage (buy on MEXC, withdraw, deposit and sell on Binance) shows -0.10% 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 GTC 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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