Topic: is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? - page 2. (Read 510 times)
Of course some people will take advantage of arbitrage, it's best to understand it first because for me personally the risk sometimes doesn't match the profit we get, because arbitrage trading requires quite a large amount of capital, apart from that you also have to look at each exchange in detail, what is the withdrawal process and smooth deposits, because speed is needed in arbitration
is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?
arbitrage in crypto still posible if sending fee low and fast withdraw
because if not fast transaction aftre buy, and withdraw to another exchange is very late , prices have returned to normal and are the same price
Correct. These 2 metrics must be met, fast transaction times and low transaction fees. And if the price difference is also greater and is able to provide a backup for the transaction fees used. In the past few years, it has been very profitable to carry out arbitrage trades, but recently this has been very rare because the price difference on each exchange has started to become small, especially if there is a large price difference, sometimes the wallet of one of the exchanges is undergoing maintenance so it is very difficult to carry out arbitrage trades.
Possible but Maybe not profitable like before. there are so many restrictions. Transactions fees are huge nowadays, but if you have a lot of money to cover transactions fee then maybe you can make profit from market. And as market is so volatile, so it is possible that your token takes alots of time to deposited in other exchange and price get down. Then you make lose. Manual process isn't worth now everything is technologcal advance and bot trading is ahead of taking advantage in this field
arbitrage in crypto still posible if sending fee low and fast withdraw
because if not fast transaction aftre buy, and withdraw to another exchange is very late , prices have returned to normal and are the same price
The market is volatile, the earlier we understand that, the better for us. We're merely humans and we're not perfect, we keep making errors in the space. The cryptocurrency we're hearing today is broad and never ending when it involves projects. Talking about arbitrage, we have both local and broad traders that do actually understands the system. Buying low and selling high is the main focus of every arbitrage trader, none of these projects matters can lasts forever. Arbitrage in crypto can be considered to be easy runup in the system and everything can be possibly form out with promising projects. because if not fast transaction aftre buy, and withdraw to another exchange is very late , prices have returned to normal and are the same price
for me of course still, but be more careful before doing it, my personal experience, I only do AT in dex, I'm not yet skilled in cex, it's just that in dex there are lots of robots working so it feels a little difficult and sometimes I get stuck but it's still worth it to take advantage
is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?
The number of exchanges is increasing as the days go by, many people are doing exchanges so as the days increase the number of exchanges will increase. As the number of exchanges increases day by day, arbitrage may become difficult if not impossible. 
is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?
Arbitrage is still very possible to try, but as many other members have said, you have to have a large amount of capital to be able to make a decent profit, apart from that, you also have to think about the fees you will pay, don't let the fees you pay end up being bigger. of the profits you might get, i still have a friend who uses the arbitrage method quite often but he said that in arbitrage timeliness is the key, don't ever think you will make a profit if you buy and sell too late, well factors such as the internet network also have a strong influence. 
you will also need the fastest server you can get as arbitrage opportunities can disappear in seconds and that can be the difference between making money or losing it,
What do you mean by server? Are you suggesting to run bots on a VPS or something similar? As far as I can tell, most VPS have a good connection unless you choose the cheapest one with limited bandwidth/ping. Maybe you can fix that with a fast internet connection and a mini PC if latency is an issue, or if your exchange blocks VPS to access their API (unlikely). is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?
It is possible but it is not easy at all, first of all forget about doing this manually, you will need a bot and you need it to be coded so it can run and execute your trades as fast as possible, you will also need the fastest server you can get as arbitrage opportunities can disappear in seconds and that can be the difference between making money or losing it, and if that was not enough you will need accounts on all exchanges and have capital there as well, so unless you can do all of that it should be better for you to forget about arbitrage. is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?
If a lot of luck is involved then I wouldn't call it a great trading strategy. Luck will always play a part in life, but I wouldn't recommend to start trading with the only hope of being lucky to become profitable. In the past I tried myself with arbitrage trading and only achieved mixed results. The price differences I noticed on a few exchanges was quite small and when trying to take advantage of them they were also short lived. It's good to keep an eye open for arbitrage opportunities, but I found that only relying on it is not going to work. It requires a lot of time to observe the markets and compare prices on various exchanges constantly. Also, there is a big competition for arbitrage trades, which is why most opportunities are going to be very quickly. Arbitrage trading is the closest we can come to a risk-free profit, because we buy and sell the same security at the same time.
Good luck getting to make money if you're just an individual without the software and hardware that companies/institutions have for arbing. As an individual, your only chance in making money is to probably arb the smaller low-cap coins on bottom-of-the-barrel exchanges; though you might be screwed over by low liquidity.
is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?
I've tried it but I don't feel like I have much benefit from that method. Unless we really have quite large capital. Because sometimes the price difference between Cex is not that big. Or sometimes it returns to the same price quickly.It is not worth the risk, but if we will just trade on a one safe exchange that we really like, a small earnings can still stack and turn into a huge one later on. Many exchanges are aware of arbitrage and I think it's prohibited for some reasons. This is why they do what they can to prevent the traders from doing it, including like what you said of minimizing the gap of the price between other exchanges.
It worked good when ether fee was low. That time me including my friends doing arbitrage. First bought it from an exchange with low price and then sold that altcoin where exchange offer good price. Actually in good exchange, price remain kind of stable with real value but low quality exchange or some exchanges don't have liquidity enough for that token and that's why people who using those exchange have to sold their altcoins with low price. Still have opportunity when a token listed on exchange. But nowadays i personally don't do so after increase of ether fee. Even now i don't need to do so actually cause trading goes well. And now situation is also changed. People start using bot for arbitrage and it's hard to beat the bot and sometime you will find opportunity to grab
When ETH fees were low sometimes you could get lucky and buy something on a dex and send to a cex and get some arb going.
However with fees this high it’s usually not worth it since most of your money will go to paying gas fees for the dex transactions. Keep in mind this is only low liquidity pairs. Something that has a large market cap you can forget about arbitraging, especially on a CEX. Would need a bot for that.
Currently, it is quite impossible to do it manually, because it requires accuracy regarding how much the difference is between one exchange and another and the confirmation for each network will be different and prices will fluctuate. Using arbitrage bots is the best option, but those who use bots have transactions of thousands to hundreds of dollars, if only a few transactions are not worth the potential loss. However with fees this high it’s usually not worth it since most of your money will go to paying gas fees for the dex transactions. Keep in mind this is only low liquidity pairs. Something that has a large market cap you can forget about arbitraging, especially on a CEX. Would need a bot for that.
When ETH fees were low sometimes you could get lucky and buy something on a dex and send to a cex and get some arb going.
Fees can be easily bypassed using WETH pairs and networks that have low fees such as BSC, so in arbitrage trading it does not pose a problem as much as these networks are available and the possibility of linking CEX and DEX with each other, but the upward trend in the Bitcoin price is what makes arbitrage trading unprofitable compared to other trading styles. Any time there is an expectation that the price will rise, arbitrage is not a profitable trading method.
When ETH fees were low sometimes you could get lucky and buy something on a dex and send to a cex and get some arb going.
However with fees this high it’s usually not worth it since most of your money will go to paying gas fees for the dex transactions. Keep in mind this is only low liquidity pairs. Something that has a large market cap you can forget about arbitraging, especially on a CEX. Would need a bot for that.
However with fees this high it’s usually not worth it since most of your money will go to paying gas fees for the dex transactions. Keep in mind this is only low liquidity pairs. Something that has a large market cap you can forget about arbitraging, especially on a CEX. Would need a bot for that.
is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?
Yes, of course, arbitrage will never be in cryptocurrency as it has always been in other investment classes. There are a lot of things that could cause arbitrage of an asset which range from manipulations, technical issues, differences in demand and supply on dealers' platforms and many more. These can not suddenly be over in cryptocurrency, so you should expect to see arbitrage once in a while. I added "once in a while" because it's not what you should be looking for all the time, learn how to trade and invest your assets properly to make money. These are the best and right means of making money instead of looking for something like arbitrage that shouldn't be a real means of making money.However, if you are lucky to see it, just go for it, but be sure that you engage it in the right and cautious ways. This advice is important since I am certain that brokers frown at it, therefore exchanges could frown at it as well if it's too deliberate and obvious. They will not tell you this because arbitrage trading in law is not an illegal practice, but they might sanction you to protect their business from what they believe is cheating.
is arbitrage still possible in crypto ? anyone has any luck with this method ?
Yes especially if the tokens sometime got listed on cex and has a dex liquidity. Ive seen this happened before that its cheaper on dex and got a good price on cex. So many have bought on dex and deposit and sold to cex. But the only thing there is the fees and also complications such as deposit and KYC. If its worth to do then its good to do arbitrage trading. 
Yes, it is possible, but you must ask: Will it be profitable compared to the costs of managing the bot and running it on a fast server, in addition to withdrawal fees and trading costs? I do not think that the answer will be promising, or at least not with such profitability that would make you rely on it instead of trading.
I don't think if there would be any experienced arbitrage trader here will reply because it is just so rare, but the answer to your first query is yes, we can do arbitrage trading in crypto and I came to know about AT first in crypto as I started my trading journey from crypto, instead of Forex, or stocks etc. I was aware of this term a long time ago even I came to know the best exchanges that have better offers like Korea, the rates there and here have big differences.
I remember in 2017, the price difference was more than $2000, which represents about 50% of the price difference. With two purchase and sale transactions, you can easily achieve a profit of more than 30%. 
Yes, but the process is so complicated (calculation of all service fees and estimated deposit/withdrawal times) that in the end you get disproportionate profits. On the other hand, high volatility is the reason why traders feel there is no need to do so.
I was aware of this term a long time ago even I came to know the best exchanges that have better offers like Korea, the rates there and here have big differences.
I've heard this term, yeah "Kimchi Premium". Jump to: