LAB arbitrage explained
Right now LAB trades on 10 venues we scan: 10 perpetual markets, 4 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Gate spot at $0.0503 and the highest bid on Bybit perp at $0.0504.
The widest LAB perpetual spread is between Gate and Bybit: long LAB on Gate at $0.0503 and short on Bybit at $0.0504 for +0.20% 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 0.000% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best LAB route is to buy spot on Gate and short the perpetual on Bybit: +0.22% gross, +0.02% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot LAB arbitrage (buy on Gate, withdraw, deposit and sell on KuCoin) shows +0.02% 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 LAB 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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