SAHARA arbitrage explained
Right now Sahara AI (SAHARA) trades on 9 venues we scan: 9 perpetual markets, 6 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on MEXC perp at $0.008572 and the highest bid on OKX spot at $0.008586.
The widest SAHARA perpetual spread is between Binance and Bitget: long SAHARA on Binance at $0.008572 and short on Bitget at $0.008583 for +0.13% gross, or -0.03% 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 +0.021% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best SAHARA route is to buy spot on Gate and short the perpetual on Bitget: -0.02% gross, -0.22% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot SAHARA arbitrage (buy on Gate, withdraw, deposit and sell on OKX) 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 SAHARA 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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