SOLV arbitrage explained
Right now Solv Protocol (SOLV) trades on 7 venues we scan: 5 perpetual markets, 6 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on KuCoin perp at $0.00389 and the highest bid on Binance spot at $0.0039.
The widest SOLV perpetual spread is between KuCoin and Gate: long SOLV on KuCoin at $0.00389 and short on Gate at $0.003895 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 0.000% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best SOLV route is to buy spot on Gate and short the perpetual on Gate: -0.05% gross, -0.25% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot SOLV 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 SOLV 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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