
03/07/2025
*ODFC Webinar: Crypto Arbitrage Trading*
Ananya and Priya, two young techie sisters, had always been fascinated by the world of new-age finance. After attending an ODFC webinar on , they decided to dive into this exciting field together.
Ananya, the elder sister, was a coder who loved automating tasks. Priya, just out of college, had a sharp eye for numbers and trends. The explained how crypto arbitrage works - buying cryptocurrency at a lower price on one exchange and selling it at a higher price on another, profiting from the price difference.
Both the sisters learned about several strategies, such as:
🎯 1) Simple/Cross-Exchange Arbitrage: Buying on one exchange and selling on another.
🎯 2) Triangular Arbitrage: Exploiting price differences among three within or across exchanges.
🎯 3) Spatial and Temporal Arbitrage: Using geographic or timing differences to find profitable trades.
The sisters set up accounts on multiple crypto exchanges, always ensuring they followed the rules explained in the . They made sure to complete all KYC requirements and kept records for compliance with the Prevention of Act ( ) and ( ) guidelines, as discussed by the team.
Ananya wrote a script that used APIs to scan for price differences across exchanges in real time. Priya monitored the news and market trends, alerting her sister when volatility spiked—prime time for arbitrage opportunities. One evening, they spotted a ₹5000 difference in the price of between two exchanges. Ananya’s bot executed the trades in seconds, and they made a tidy profit after accounting for fees.
As their confidence grew, they experimented with within a single exchange, cycling through , , and pairs to increase their holdings.
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