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Strategy #0000000148 · Arbitrage and relative value

Crypto cross-exchange spread scenario
Enter both venue prices, notional, fees, transfer cost, slippage and settlement-risk haircut.

Crypto assets can show different prices across exchanges, but displayed quotes may not be executable. Fees, withdrawal restrictions, on-chain delays, venue credit, capital controls and price volatility can erase apparent spreads. Cross-exchange arbitrage is not risk-free. This tool calculates only a static scenario from two entered quotes and risk haircuts.

Beginner-friendlyAbout 8 minutesEvidence and practical analysis

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The idea · in two minutes

What remains of a cross-venue quote spread after fees, transfer, slippage and settlement-risk haircuts?

Crypto assets can show different prices across exchanges, but displayed quotes may not be executable. Fees, withdrawal restrictions, on-chain delays, venue credit, capital controls and price volatility can erase apparent spreads. Cross-exchange arbitrage is not risk-free. This tool calculates only a static scenario from two entered quotes and risk haircuts.

Enter both venue prices, notional, fees, transfer cost, slippage and settlement-risk haircut.

No live order books, venue balances, blockchain confirmations, capital restrictions or exchange-default data are loaded.

  • Input assumptionsEnter both venue prices, notional, fees, transfer cost, slippage and settlement-risk haircut.
  • Model outputNo live order books, venue balances, blockchain confirmations, capital restrictions or exchange-default data are loaded.

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Variants · same family, different risk levers

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Related strategyRelationshipWhat changesNew cost or risk
Base scenarioManual inputsCrypto assets can show different prices across exchanges, but displayed quotes may not be executable. Fees, withdrawal restrictions, on-chain delays, venue credit, capital controls and price volatility can erase apparent spreads. Cross-exchange arbitrage is not risk-free. This tool calculates only a static scenario from two entered quotes and risk haircuts.No live order books, venue balances, blockchain confirmations, capital restrictions or exchange-default data are loaded.
Conservative versionHigher cost/lossStress higher costs, larger losses or lower liquidity.May lower scenario returns.
Validation versionData reviewTest model inputs with consistent contracts and timestamps.Needs licensed, representative data.

No live order books, venue balances, blockchain confirmations, capital restrictions or exchange-default data are loaded.

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References

Primary sources and research used to describe the strategy and its limits.

  1. 01Makarov & Schoar (2020), Trading and Arbitrage in Cryptocurrency Marketsresearch