STEEM arbitrage explained
Right now Steem (STEEM) trades on 9 venues we scan: 9 perpetual markets, 3 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Bitget perp at $0.0589 and the highest bid on Bybit perp at $0.0592.
The widest STEEM perpetual spread is between Bitget and Bybit: long STEEM on Bitget at $0.0589 and short on Bybit at $0.0592 for +0.49% gross, or +0.33% 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 -0.377% per day, which the position pays while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best STEEM route is to buy spot on Gate and short the perpetual on Bybit: +0.32% gross, +0.12% net, with -0.350% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot STEEM arbitrage (buy on Gate, withdraw, deposit and sell on Binance) shows 0.00% 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 STEEM 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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