ZORA arbitrage explained
Right now Zora (ZORA) trades on 10 venues we scan: 10 perpetual markets, 6 spot markets and 0 DEX pools. The lowest ask is on Variational perp at $0.007524 and the highest bid on KuCoin spot at $0.007565.
The widest ZORA perpetual spread is between Variational and MEXC: long ZORA on Variational at $0.007524 and short on MEXC at $0.007551 for +0.36% gross, or +0.20% 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 +0.047% per day, which the position collects while it is open.
For a spot–perpetual (cash-and-carry) trade, the best ZORA route is to buy spot on OKX and short the perpetual on MEXC: -0.11% gross, -0.31% net, with +0.030% a day of funding on the short leg.
Spot–spot ZORA arbitrage (buy on OKX, withdraw, deposit and sell on KuCoin) shows +0.08% 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 ZORA 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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