Futures Scanner Filter System (Futures Arbitrage tab)

Futures Scanner Filter System (Futures Arbitrage tab) 

The filter system consists of basic filters as well as advanced ones:

Basic filters include:

[1] Exchanges for Buying

With this filter, you can select specific exchanges where you plan to buy assets. This helps you focus on platforms that interest you.

[2] Exchanges for Selling

Similar to filter [1], here you can choose exchanges where selling will take place, excluding unnecessary trading platforms.

[3] Currency Whitelist

With this filter, you can limit the display of spreads only to the currencies you are interested in. By specifying certain assets separated by commas, you will see spreads only for those tokens in the results.

[4] Currency Blacklist

This filter works opposite to the whitelist. It excludes spreads for selected cryptocurrencies. This is very convenient if some coins are uninteresting or seem too risky.

[5] Minimum Trade Amount, $

This field sets the minimum trade amount in dollars from which spreads will be displayed. This allows you to exclude trades with very small volumes. BUT! If you set a value, for example, 500, this does not mean you can only enter trades FROM $500. If a setup shows $700 volume, it means you can enter up to $700 — you can trade $10, $50, or $700.

P.S. This is only a guideline — always check the order books when entering a trade.

[6] Maximum Profit, %

With this filter, you can hide pairs where the price difference is too high, which may indicate elevated risk or instability. For example, if you set 10%, pairs with profitability above 10% will not be shown.

[7] Minimum Profit, %

This filter shows only trading pairs where the price difference (spread) exceeds the specified percentage. For example, if you set 1%, only pairs where you can earn more than 1% (including funding) will be displayed.

[8] Maximum Profit, %

This filter hides pairs where the price difference is too large, which may be associated with high risk or instability. For example, if you set 10%, pairs with profitability above 10% will not be shown.

Among the advanced filters you can find:

[1] Strategy

This filter allows you to select the arbitrage type: “Futures + Futures”, “Futures + Spot”, “Spot + Futures”. This lets you choose the most suitable strategy for working with futures and spot markets.

P.S. “Futures + Spot” is a strategy for working with coins already on your balance or with borrowed assets. It will be covered in detail in later lessons. For beginners, we recommend choosing “Futures + Futures” and “Spot + Futures”.

[2] Minimum Lifetime, sec.

This filter lets you set the minimum lifetime of a spread in seconds. This is important to ensure you have time to react to profitable opportunities.

[3] Maximum Lifetime, sec.

Similar to the previous filter, here you can set the maximum lifetime of a spread in seconds, after which the trade becomes irrelevant.

[4] Minimum Funding Profit, %

Allows you to set the minimum funding profit percentage so that only pairs with funding above the specified value are displayed.

[5] Maximum Funding Profit, %

Allows you to exclude pairs with funding profit above the specified value, filtering out higher-risk trades.

[6] Minimum Price Profit, %

This filter shows only pairs where price-based profit exceeds the specified value, allowing you to focus on more profitable trades.

[7] Maximum Price Profit, %

This filter excludes pairs with profit above the specified percentage, helping avoid excessively risky trades.

After setting the desired filters, do not forget to save them as a template so you do not waste time re-entering all fields:

Come up with a name for your filter preset and click save:

Your saved filters, as well as ready-made solutions, are stored in the “Templates” tab:

How to configure filters for different futures arbitrage strategies will be covered in a separate tutorial.