US arbitrage explained
Right now Talus (US) trades on 8 venues we scan: 8 perpetual markets, 4 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Bitget spot at $0.0146 and the highest bid on Variational perp at $0.0146.
The widest US perpetual spread is between Gate and Variational: long US on Gate at $0.0146 and short on Variational at $0.0146 for +0.29% gross, or +0.13% 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 +0.073% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best US route is to buy spot on Bitget and short the perpetual on Variational: +0.32% gross, +0.12% net, with +0.103% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot US arbitrage (buy on Bitget, withdraw, deposit and sell on Gate) shows +0.05% 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 US 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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