PYTH arbitrage explained
Right now Pyth Network (PYTH) trades on 10 venues we scan: 10 perpetual markets, 7 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Bitget perp at $0.0719 and the highest bid on OKX spot at $0.072.
The widest PYTH perpetual spread is between Bitget and OKX: long PYTH on Bitget at $0.0719 and short on OKX at $0.0719 for +0.07% gross, or -0.09% 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 -0.007% per day, which the position pays while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best PYTH route is to buy spot on Binance and short the perpetual on OKX: -0.08% gross, -0.28% net, with +0.023% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot PYTH arbitrage (buy on Binance, withdraw, deposit and sell on OKX) 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 PYTH 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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