LQTY arbitrage explained
Right now Liquity (LQTY) trades on 8 venues we scan: 8 perpetual markets, 5 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on OKX perp at $0.237 and the highest bid on Binance spot at $0.2374.
The widest LQTY perpetual spread is between Binance and KuCoin: long LQTY on Binance at $0.237 and short on KuCoin at $0.2373 for +0.13% gross, or -0.03% 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 +0.001% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best LQTY route is to buy spot on OKX and short the perpetual on KuCoin: -0.04% gross, -0.24% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot LQTY arbitrage (buy on OKX, withdraw, deposit and sell on Binance) shows 0.00% 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 LQTY 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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