2026-01-13 16:23:20

Tokenized stock perpetuals on centralized exchanges remain a relatively niche area. Many people are unaware that these products also have a funding rate mechanism—just by exploiting basic basis arbitrage, one can uncover numerous opportunities. Coupled with the significant differences in quote sources across various exchanges, arbitrageurs can capture profit opportunities from price discrepancies. For traditional stock investors, leveraging these products can also achieve portfolio diversification without moving principal. This cross-market, cross-product approach is indeed worth paying more attention to.

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SnapshotDayLaborer

· 9h ago

Basis arbitrage is indeed easy to overlook, but the profit potential from funding rate when actually operating is quite significant.

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NFTArchaeologist

· 19h ago

I haven't really figured out basis arbitrage before, but hearing you say it now sounds interesting.

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ChainSpy

· 01-14 19:43

Arbitrage in the basis spread is indeed a niche, but making money from the funding rate isn't that easy. --- Why is the perpetual quote spread so large? Need to carefully analyze which exchange can be exploited the most. --- Cross-market arbitrage sounds good, but I'm worried that slippage and fees will eat up all the profits. --- Traditional stock traders coming in definitely presents opportunities, but risk awareness needs to keep up. --- There's a reason no one is discussing this area; it's definitely not as simple as it seems. --- The funding rate mechanism is interesting; it can be explored further. --- Differences in multi-chain quote sources... isn't this a gold mine for market makers? --- Portfolio allocation without moving principal sounds good in theory, but how does it work in practice? --- Feels like this is a niche suitable for quantitative strategies; retail investors probably can't play it.

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TeaTimeTrader

· 01-13 16:51

Many people have indeed overslept on basis arbitrage; the funding rate is basically free.

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FOMOSapien

· 01-13 16:46

The basis arbitrage has indeed been neglected, and the funding rate money has just been flowing away for nothing.

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ExpectationFarmer

· 01-13 16:38

Nobody is really playing the basis arbitrage, and nobody wants to take free money from the funding rate.

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SighingCashier

· 01-13 16:36

Funding rate has indeed been overlooked, but there are very few who can truly sustain it stably.

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SnapshotBot

· 01-13 16:26

Many people have indeed fallen asleep on basis arbitrage, wasting funding rate money for nothing.

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ETHReserveBank

· 01-13 16:25

Basis arbitrage is indeed easy to overlook; the funding rate money just sits there waiting for someone to take it. Speaking of which, with such obvious price differences across exchanges, why hasn't it been fully exploited yet... In the stock token perpetual sector, there are quite a few people quietly making money, right? Traditional investors coming in can indeed open up new ideas. Once the funding rate mechanism is operational, low-risk arbitrage opportunities will emerge. The key is to know how to find the right targets. Long position cross-exchange arbitrage sounds simple, but in practice, it’s quite tricky to execute...

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