RAY arbitrage explained
Right now Raydium (RAY) trades on 8 venues we scan: 7 perpetual markets, 6 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Bitget perp at $2.21 and the highest bid on Binance spot at $2.22.
The widest RAY perpetual spread is between Bitget and Variational: long RAY on Bitget at $2.21 and short on Variational at $2.22 for +0.09% gross, or -0.07% 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 -0.074% per day, which the position pays while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best RAY route is to buy spot on KuCoin and short the perpetual on Variational: -0.07% gross, -0.27% net, with -0.167% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot RAY arbitrage (buy on KuCoin, withdraw, deposit and sell on Binance) 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 RAY 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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