PENDLE arbitrage explained
Right now Pendle (PENDLE) trades on 10 venues we scan: 10 perpetual markets, 7 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Variational perp at $2.21 and the highest bid on Bitget spot at $2.22.
The widest PENDLE perpetual spread is between Variational and KuCoin: long PENDLE on Variational at $2.21 and short on KuCoin at $2.22 for +0.17% gross, or +0.01% 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 +0.014% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best PENDLE route is to buy spot on Binance and short the perpetual on KuCoin: -0.02% gross, -0.22% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot PENDLE arbitrage (buy on Binance, withdraw, deposit and sell on Bitget) 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 PENDLE 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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