PONS arbitrage explained
Right now Pons (PONS) trades on 11 venues we scan: 11 perpetual markets, 6 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Gate spot at $0.4141 and the highest bid on Variational perp at $0.4148.
The widest PONS perpetual spread is between Bybit and Variational: long PONS on Bybit at $0.4142 and short on Variational at $0.4148 for +0.14% gross, or -0.02% 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 pays while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best PONS route is to buy spot on Bybit and short the perpetual on Variational: +0.17% gross, -0.03% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot PONS arbitrage (buy on Bybit, withdraw, deposit and sell on Bitget) 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 PONS 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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