XEC arbitrage explained
Right now eCash (XEC) trades on 7 venues we scan: 6 perpetual markets, 4 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on KuCoin perp at $0.00000757 and the highest bid on Gate spot at $0.00000759.
The widest XEC perpetual spread is between KuCoin and Bybit: long XEC on KuCoin at $0.00000757 and short on Bybit at $0.00000758 for +0.15% gross, or -0.01% 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 -0.168% per day, which the position pays while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best XEC route is to buy spot on Binance and short the perpetual on Bybit: -0.12% gross, -0.32% net, with -0.138% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot XEC arbitrage (buy on Binance, withdraw, deposit and sell on Gate) shows -0.04% 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 XEC 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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