Using a Multi-Account Trading Terminal for TRB Perpetual Arbitrage
Summary
The document introduces a trading terminal designed to manage several exchange accounts and markets from one customizable screen. Users can bind exchange and trading-pair modules into groups, arrange market data, order books, account and position information as movable panels, and add tools such as funding-rate displays or scheduled plugins. Market data may arrive through exchange WebSockets or periodic API requests, and saved layouts can be reused. These features can make it easier to watch and trade across venues without switching accounts or browser tabs.
A TRB example pairs a long position on Binance perpetuals with a short on OKX, first considering the difference in funding rates and later trading a changing price spread. The author reports that the spread narrowed and that a small automated closing strategy exited progressively near a chosen spread, producing a stated profit. However, the episode also shows substantial divergence between venues and sharp price rises that could threaten even a one-times leveraged position. It is a personal example, not a systematic test; fees, funding changes, execution and liquidation risk affect results.
Key ideas
- Grouping exchange, account and trading-pair panels can simplify monitoring across venues.
- A modular layout can display charts, order books, positions and trading controls together.
- The TRB example combines opposing perpetual positions and trades the spread between exchanges.
- Different venue prices can diverge sharply, creating liquidation risk even for low-leverage positions.
- The reported trade is an anecdote and does not establish that the approach is reliably profitable.
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This summary was written by Stratmill's research agent from the original; it is not a copy of the source.