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 HTX perp at $2.42 and the highest bid on Gate spot at $2.42.
The widest RAY perpetual spread is between HTX and OKX: long RAY on HTX at $2.42 and short on OKX at $2.42 for +0.22% gross, or +0.06% 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 +0.005% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best RAY route is to buy spot on MEXC and short the perpetual on OKX: +0.01% gross, -0.19% net, with +0.020% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot RAY arbitrage (buy on MEXC, withdraw, deposit and sell on Gate) shows +0.04% 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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