SAND arbitrage explained
Right now The Sandbox (SAND) trades on 11 venues we scan: 10 perpetual markets, 7 spot markets and 1 DEX pool. The lowest ask is on Gate perp at $0.0734 and the highest bid on Binance spot at $0.0737.
The widest SAND perpetual spread is between Gate and MEXC: long SAND on Gate at $0.0734 and short on MEXC at $0.0735 for +0.14% gross, or -0.02% 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 +0.015% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best SAND route is to buy spot on Gate and short the perpetual on MEXC: -0.14% gross, -0.34% net, with -0.370% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot SAND arbitrage (buy on Gate, withdraw, deposit and sell on Binance) shows +0.08% 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 SAND 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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