NES arbitrage explained
Right now Nesa (NES) trades on 6 venues we scan: 5 perpetual markets, 5 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on MEXC perp at $0.1366 and the highest bid on KuCoin perp at $0.1371.
The widest NES perpetual spread is between MEXC and KuCoin: long NES on MEXC at $0.1366 and short on KuCoin at $0.1371 for +0.38% gross, or +0.22% 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 NES route is to buy spot on Gate and short the perpetual on KuCoin: +0.31% gross, +0.11% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot NES arbitrage (buy on Gate, withdraw, deposit and sell on Bitget) shows +0.16% 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 NES 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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