diff --git a/MEV/arbitrage-notes.md b/MEV/arbitrage-notes.md index 85eb1b3..59a1ec8 100644 --- a/MEV/arbitrage-notes.md +++ b/MEV/arbitrage-notes.md @@ -1,4 +1,16 @@ -## DEX arbitrage +## Arbitrage -* the simplest MEV opportunity: two DEXes offering a token at two different prices, someone can buy the token on the lower-priced DEX and sell it on the higher priced DEX in a single atomic transaction. -* [TX example](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x5e1657ef0e9be9bc72efefe59a2528d0d730d478cfc9e6cdd09af9f997bb3ef4) +
+ +* Arbitrage refers to the simultaneous buying and selling of tokens in different markets +in order to take advantage of price discrepancies of that asset. + +* The simplest MEV opportunity: two DEXes offering a token at two different prices, someone can buy the token on the lower-priced DEX and sell it on the higher priced DEX in a single atomic transaction. + +
+ +### Examples of interesting arbitrages + +
+ +* [arbitrageur begins with 1,000 Wrapped Ether (WETH), and ends up with 1,045](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x5e1657ef0e9be9bc72efefe59a2528d0d730d478cfc9e6cdd09af9f997bb3ef4)