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by thibautx 3117 days ago
It should in theory track extremely closely -- any mispricing between the future/spot will be arbed out by HFTs almost instantly.
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rb808 3117 days ago
How? That is the question. You can't short bitcoin so you can't arb it.
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mathgenius 3117 days ago
I agree. The only thing that would work is for a whale to sell some of their bitcoin and buy the futures. I'm guessing whales will come out of hiding to make this arb.
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thibautx 3117 days ago
To my knowledge exchanges including Gdax offer margin trading and ability to short.
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