MOVE arbitrage explained
Right now Movement (MOVE) trades on 10 venues we scan: 10 perpetual markets, 7 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Variational perp at $0.009206 and the highest bid on Gate spot at $0.009251.
The widest MOVE perpetual spread is between Variational and Bybit: long MOVE on Variational at $0.009206 and short on Bybit at $0.00925 for +0.48% gross, or +0.32% 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 MOVE route is to buy spot on Bitget and short the perpetual on Bybit: 0.00% gross, -0.20% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot MOVE arbitrage (buy on Bitget, withdraw, deposit and sell on Gate) shows +0.01% 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 MOVE 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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