NMR arbitrage explained
Right now Numeraire (NMR) trades on 9 venues we scan: 8 perpetual markets, 6 spot markets and 1 DEX pool. The lowest ask is on Gate perp at $14.68 and the highest bid on Gate spot at $14.75.
The widest NMR perpetual spread is between Gate and Bybit: long NMR on Gate at $14.68 and short on Bybit at $14.74 for +0.37% gross, or +0.21% 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 +1.434% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best NMR route is to buy spot on Binance and short the perpetual on Bybit: -0.09% gross, -0.29% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot NMR arbitrage (buy on Binance, withdraw, deposit and sell on Gate) shows -0.02% 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 NMR 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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