MON arbitrage explained
Right now Monad (MON) trades on 10 venues we scan: 9 perpetual markets, 6 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on KuCoin perp at $0.0277 and the highest bid on Variational perp at $0.0277.
The widest MON perpetual spread is between KuCoin and Variational: long MON on KuCoin at $0.0277 and short on Variational at $0.0277 for +0.22% gross, or +0.06% 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 pays while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best MON route is to buy spot on Bitget and short the perpetual on Variational: +0.04% gross, -0.16% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot MON arbitrage (buy on Bitget, withdraw, deposit and sell on Bybit) 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 MON 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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