SHIB arbitrage explained
Right now Shiba Inu (SHIB) trades on 10 venues we scan: 10 perpetual markets, 7 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on OKX perp at $0.00000555 and the highest bid on MEXC spot at $0.00000557.
The widest SHIB perpetual spread is between OKX and KuCoin: long SHIB on OKX at $0.00000555 and short on KuCoin at $0.00000555 for +0.04% gross, or -0.12% 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 +0.109% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best SHIB route is to buy spot on Binance and short the perpetual on KuCoin: -0.11% gross, -0.31% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot SHIB arbitrage (buy on Binance, withdraw, deposit and sell on MEXC) shows +0.09% 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 SHIB 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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