YB arbitrage explained
Right now Yield Basis (YB) trades on 9 venues we scan: 9 perpetual markets, 7 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on OKX perp at $0.0795 and the highest bid on Gate perp at $0.0797.
The widest YB perpetual spread is between OKX and Gate: long YB on OKX at $0.0795 and short on Gate at $0.0797 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 0.000% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best YB route is to buy spot on Binance and short the perpetual on Gate: -0.13% gross, -0.33% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot YB arbitrage (buy on Binance, withdraw, deposit and sell on MEXC) shows -0.13% 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 YB 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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