QTUM arbitrage explained
Right now Qtum (QTUM) trades on 8 venues we scan: 8 perpetual markets, 7 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on KuCoin perp at $0.926 and the highest bid on Binance spot at $0.928.
The widest QTUM perpetual spread is between KuCoin and OKX: long QTUM on KuCoin at $0.926 and short on OKX at $0.9264 for +0.04% 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 0.000% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best QTUM route is to buy spot on Bybit and short the perpetual on OKX: -0.14% gross, -0.34% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot QTUM arbitrage (buy on Bybit, withdraw, deposit and sell on Binance) shows +0.03% 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 QTUM 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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