LINEA arbitrage explained
Right now Linea (LINEA) trades on 10 venues we scan: 10 perpetual markets, 7 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on OKX perp at $0.002686 and the highest bid on Bitget spot at $0.002694.
The widest LINEA perpetual spread is between OKX and Aster: long LINEA on OKX at $0.002686 and short on Aster at $0.002694 for +0.30% gross, or +0.14% 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 +0.054% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best LINEA route is to buy spot on Bybit and short the perpetual on Aster: +0.07% gross, -0.13% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot LINEA arbitrage (buy on Bybit, withdraw, deposit and sell on Bitget) 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 LINEA 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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