Which strategy to choose (short version)

📊 Arbitrage Strategy Grading by Capital Size

I want to share my personal experience and provide guidance on which arbitrage strategies are best suited for different deposit sizes.
This will make it easier to understand where to start and how to develop further.

💰 Capital: 100 — 3,000$

✅ Suitable Strategies:

1. Listing Strategy

Pros:

• Listings occur almost every day

• Often feature high spreads

• Scalable

Cons:

• Deposit/withdrawal limits and trading restrictions exist

2. Spot + Spot (Arbitrage between CEX exchanges)

Pros:

• Income is directly proportional to the time you dedicate to the strategy
  (the more time at the computer, the more trades and profit)

Cons:

• Liquidity isn't always sufficient for the required coins

3. Futures Arbitrage (Futures + Futures)

Pros:

• Good spreads on well-known coins

• Minimal time per trade: receive notification → check spread history/funding → enter → set notification for convergence

Cons:

• Percentages aren't always high (depends on market conditions)

4. DEX Arbitrage (Decentralized Exchanges)

Pros:

• If you find a coin with a constant spread, it can "feed" you for years

• DEXs are less regulated, so discrepancies (spreads) last longer

Cons:

• Hard to find a coin where spreads are consistently present

👉 Summary:
If you combine all 4 strategies, you can achieve an excellent monthly %.
If I were starting from scratch, I would first focus on Futures + Futures and Listings, and then move on to the others.

💰 Capital: 3,000 — 10,000$

At this stage, you can already divide your deposit between strategies.

Allocation example:

• 3,000$ — Listing strategy

• 7,000$ — Careful entry into trades based on funding or futures arbitrage

• + I would allocate some funds for DEX

The goal of this stage is stability and diversification.

💰 Capital: 10,000$+

With such deposits, it makes sense to switch to more passive strategies with lower risks and predictable returns.

🎯 Main focus: Funding Arbitrage

This is an excellent strategy for large capital:

• Passive

• Predictable income

• Possible to make 5%+ per month on six-figure deposits

👉 And to avoid monitoring everything manually—our Funding Bot is the perfect helper here.

✏️ Summary