INJ arbitrage explained
Right now Injective (INJ) trades on 10 venues we scan: 10 perpetual markets, 7 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Variational perp at $7.44 and the highest bid on Gate spot at $7.45.
The widest INJ perpetual spread is between Variational and MEXC: long INJ on Variational at $7.44 and short on MEXC at $7.45 for +0.12% gross, or -0.04% 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 +0.069% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best INJ route is to buy spot on Bybit and short the perpetual on MEXC: +0.04% gross, -0.16% net, with +0.083% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot INJ arbitrage (buy on Bybit, withdraw, deposit and sell on Gate) shows +0.09% 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 INJ 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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