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Funding / Perp futures
Funding Rate Arbitrage Guide

Funding / Perp futures

Funding Rate Arbitrage Guide

A simple guide to earning from funding: what funding is, where traders look for it, the main funding strategies, and how cross-exchange hedging works.

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Basics / Perp futures
How Funding Rates Work

Basics / Perp futures

How Funding Rates Work

Understand funding rates in perpetual futures: who pays whom, why the rate changes, when payments happen, and how funding affects arbitrage decisions.

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Dashboard / Scanner
How to Read Arbitrage Signals

Dashboard / Scanner

How to Read Arbitrage Signals

Learn how to understand scanner signals before trading: symbol, route, spread, exchange pair, liquidity, volume, fees, funding, and net opportunity.

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Spot / Exchanges
Spot Arbitrage Guide

Spot / Exchanges

Spot Arbitrage Guide

A beginner-friendly guide to spot arbitrage between exchanges: price gaps, buying low, selling high, transfer delays, withdrawal fees, and liquidity risks.

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Futures / Spreads
Futures Arbitrage Guide

Futures / Spreads

Futures Arbitrage Guide

Learn how futures arbitrage works between exchanges: opening long and short legs, tracking spread movement, managing leverage, and closing safely.

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Strategy / Comparison
Spot vs Futures Arbitrage

Strategy / Comparison

Spot vs Futures Arbitrage

Compare spot-to-spot, futures-to-futures, and spot-to-futures arbitrage so you know which strategy fits the signal you are looking at.

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Dashboard / Execution
Entry, Exit and Now Spread Explained

Dashboard / Execution

Entry, Exit and Now Spread Explained

Understand the three execution numbers: what it costs to open a trade, what it costs to close it, and what an immediate round-trip would look like.

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Risk / Execution
Liquidity and Slippage Guide

Risk / Execution

Liquidity and Slippage Guide

Learn why an opportunity can look profitable on screen but fail during execution because the order book is too thin or the trade size is too large.

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Risk / Safety
Arbitrage Risk Management Guide

Risk / Safety

Arbitrage Risk Management Guide

A practical risk guide for crypto arbitrage: position sizing, leverage, liquidity, exchange issues, funding changes, and when to avoid a trade.

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Education / Mistakes
Common Arbitrage Mistakes

Education / Mistakes

Common Arbitrage Mistakes

Avoid the most common mistakes: ignoring fees, chasing illiquid spreads, entering too late, using too much leverage, and trusting raw percentages.

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Checklist / Funding
Funding Arbitrage Checklist

Checklist / Funding

Funding Arbitrage Checklist

A practical pre-trade checklist for funding arbitrage: funding direction, next payment time, liquidity, spread, fees, leverage, and exit plan.

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Fees / Net profit
Exchange Fees Explained

Fees / Net profit

Exchange Fees Explained

Understand the costs that decide whether an arbitrage trade is real: maker fees, taker fees, funding payments, withdrawal fees, and hidden execution costs.

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Advanced / Mean reversion
Z-Score Spread Trading Guide

Advanced / Mean reversion

Z-Score Spread Trading Guide

Learn how z-score helps traders identify unusually wide spreads, avoid random entries, and plan exits when the spread returns closer to normal.

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Exchanges / Setup
How to Choose Exchanges for Arbitrage

Exchanges / Setup

How to Choose Exchanges for Arbitrage

A practical guide to selecting exchanges for arbitrage based on liquidity, fees, listed markets, funding quality, API stability, and operational risk.

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Strategy / Single exchange
Triangular Arbitrage Guide

Strategy / Single exchange

Triangular Arbitrage Guide

How triangular arbitrage works in crypto: three-pair loops on one exchange, a worked example with numbers, fee math, and how it compares to cross-exchange trading.

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Education / Rules
Is Crypto Arbitrage Legal?

Education / Rules

Is Crypto Arbitrage Legal?

Is crypto arbitrage legal? Why arbitrage itself is normal trading, what exchange terms say, how KYC and regional rules affect you, and how taxes usually apply.

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Education / Profitability
Is Crypto Arbitrage Profitable?

Education / Profitability

Is Crypto Arbitrage Profitable?

Is crypto arbitrage still profitable? Where spreads come from, the break-even fee math, what realistic returns look like, and how to spot inflated profit claims.

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Setup / Capital
How Much Money You Need for Arbitrage

Setup / Capital

How Much Money You Need for Arbitrage

Capital requirements for crypto arbitrage: why funds sit on several exchanges, minimum viable sizes against fees, sizing against liquidity, and a practical capital plan.

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Risk / Transfers
Deposit and Withdrawal Risk Guide

Risk / Transfers

Deposit and Withdrawal Risk Guide

Why transfers are the riskiest leg of arbitrage: suspended deposits and withdrawals, network choice, confirmations and fees, and how to verify a route before sending.

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Advanced / Derivatives
Open Interest in Crypto Explained

Advanced / Derivatives

Open Interest in Crypto Explained

What open interest means in crypto derivatives: how OI differs from volume, what rising or falling OI signals, and how arbitrage traders use it to judge crowding and liquidity.

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Futures / Screener
Futures Screener Guide: RSI, Open Interest and Liquidations

Futures / Screener

Futures Screener Guide: RSI, Open Interest and Liquidations

Learn how to read a crypto futures screener with RSI, open interest, liquidations, CVD, funding and anomaly-feed context before acting on momentum.

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DEX Flow / Wallets
DEX Wallet Tracker: Follow Smart Money On-Chain

DEX Flow / Wallets

DEX Wallet Tracker: Follow Smart Money On-Chain

Track 10,000+ DEX wallets, compare trader performance, monitor positions and discover where experienced on-chain traders are moving.

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