From 1322b58cbf4a3884d4e415eb8936aa6d48a10eb8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bt3gl <1130416+bt3gl@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 15:22:17 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update arbitrage-notes.md --- MEV/arbitrage-notes.md | 18 +++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) 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) +<br> + +* 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. + +<br> + +### Examples of interesting arbitrages + +<br> + +* [arbitrageur begins with 1,000 Wrapped Ether (WETH), and ends up with 1,045](https://etherscan.io/tx/0x5e1657ef0e9be9bc72efefe59a2528d0d730d478cfc9e6cdd09af9f997bb3ef4)