PENGU arbitrage explained
Right now Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) trades on 11 venues we scan: 11 perpetual markets, 7 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Variational perp at $0.008858 and the highest bid on HTX perp at $0.008883.
The widest PENGU perpetual spread is between Variational and HTX: long PENGU on Variational at $0.008858 and short on HTX at $0.008883 for +0.28% gross, or +0.12% 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 -0.015% per day, which the position pays while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best PENGU route is to buy spot on Binance and short the perpetual on HTX: +0.16% gross, -0.04% net, with +0.015% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot PENGU arbitrage (buy on Binance, withdraw, deposit and sell on Bybit) 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 PENGU 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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