PHA arbitrage explained
Right now PHALA (PHA) trades on 9 venues we scan: 8 perpetual markets, 6 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Variational perp at $0.071 and the highest bid on Bitget perp at $0.0712.
The widest PHA perpetual spread is between Variational and Bitget: long PHA on Variational at $0.071 and short on Bitget at $0.0712 for +0.31% gross, or +0.15% 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 PHA route is to buy spot on KuCoin and short the perpetual on Bitget: +0.14% gross, -0.06% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot PHA arbitrage (buy on KuCoin, withdraw, deposit and sell on MEXC) shows +0.08% 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 PHA 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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