RIF arbitrage explained
Right now Rootstock Infrastructure Framework (RIF) trades on 6 venues we scan: 5 perpetual markets, 4 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Binance perp at $0.0821 and the highest bid on Binance spot at $0.0822.
The widest RIF perpetual spread is between Binance and Gate: long RIF on Binance at $0.0821 and short on Gate at $0.0821 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 -0.022% per day, which the position pays while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best RIF route is to buy spot on Gate and short the perpetual on Gate: +0.06% gross, -0.14% net, with +0.001% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot RIF arbitrage (buy on Gate, withdraw, deposit and sell on Binance) shows +0.13% 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 RIF 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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