$ man arbitrage-spread
/arbitrage-spread(1)
PRICE / CALL
$0.005
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CLUSTER
edgemarketCATEGORY
uncategorized
STATUS
● live
NAME
arbitrage-spread — cross-exchange arbitrage spread / max-min price / cex price dispersion / spread % calculator
SYNOPSIS
POST https://x402.org/v1/arbitrage-spread
Content-Type: application/json
X-PAYMENT: <signed-transferWithAuthorization>
{ ... }↳ first call →
402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.DESCRIPTION
Cross-exchange arbitrage spread / max-min price / CEX price dispersion / spread % calculator. For any CoinGecko-listed coin, pulls every tracked exchange ticker, computes the lowest and highest USD-converted prices, the spread %, and identifies which exchanges sit at each extreme plus the highest-volume venue. Filters out stale or anomalous tickers.
INPUT — request schema
| property | type | description | req? |
|---|---|---|---|
| coingecko_id | string | CoinGecko coin id (e.g. 'ethereum', 'bitcoin'). | required |
| target | string | Quote currency to filter for (e.g. 'USDT'). Optional — converted USD prices are used regardless. | optional |
OUTPUT — response shape
| field | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| coingecko_id | string | CoinGecko ID of the coin that was analyzed (e.g., bitcoin, ethereum). |
| ticker_count | string | Number of exchange tickers included after filtering out stale or anomalous quotes. |
| min_price_usd | string | Lowest USD-converted price observed across all tracked exchange tickers. |
| max_price_usd | string | Highest USD-converted price observed across all tracked exchange tickers. |
| spread_pct | string | Percent gap between max and min price, computed as (max - min) / min * 100. |
| lowest_price_exchange | string | Name of the exchange quoting the lowest USD-converted price. |
| highest_price_exchange | string | Name of the exchange quoting the highest USD-converted price. |
| top_exchange_by_volume | string | Name of the exchange with the largest 24h USD trading volume for this coin. |
| top_volume_usd | string | 24h USD trading volume at the highest-volume venue for this coin. |
| source | string | Upstream data provider for the ticker set (CoinGecko). |
EXAMPLES — two ways to call
EXAMPLE 1 · curl
curl -X POST https://x402.org/v1/arbitrage-spread \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{ }'first response =
402 Payment Required with payment requirements; sign + retry with X-PAYMENT.EXAMPLE 2 · mcp
# install once claude mcp add x402 --command "npx x402-deployer-mcp" # then ask Claude Code: # "use the arbitrage-spread tool to ..."
MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.
METADATA
- tags
- edge-marketcryptoarbitrageprice-spreadcex-pricesexchange-tickerscross-exchangearbitrage-spread
- methods
- POST
- cluster
- edgemarket
- price
- $0.005 USDC per call
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