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Crypto Arbitrage & Algorithmic Opportunities

Cross-venue basis, triangular loops, perp-spot — net of fees, latency, and withdrawal friction.

Authored by·Editorially reviewed
Onur Erkan Yıldız
Founder, Financial Engineer · CMB-licensed

Overview

High-frequency crypto arb is an infra game; retail usually competes on slower statistical edges.

Practical takeaway

Always model withdrawal queues in stress.

How this connects to Finvestopia

Finvestopia latency articles apply — spread still dominates naive arb fantasies.

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Co-location, FPGA/ASIC messaging, queue position games — vastly different from retail latency.

Minimising Latency in Algorithmic Execution

Measure ping vs broker gateway; co-locate; avoid Python bridges for ultra-low latency unless necessary.

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