ZAMA arbitrage explained
Right now Zama (ZAMA) trades on 9 venues we scan: 9 perpetual markets, 7 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Variational perp at $0.0765 and the highest bid on Bitget spot at $0.0767.
The widest ZAMA perpetual spread is between Variational and OKX: long ZAMA on Variational at $0.0765 and short on OKX at $0.0766 for +0.16% gross, or -0.00% 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 ZAMA route is to buy spot on MEXC and short the perpetual on OKX: +0.01% gross, -0.19% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot ZAMA arbitrage (buy on MEXC, withdraw, deposit and sell on Bitget) shows +0.12% 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 ZAMA 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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