Tokenized TSLA, WTI, NAS100, XAU — not NYSE cash. Same scanner math as crypto, different product risks. Here is how to read them without confusing a broker account with a crypto-venue contract.
TL;DR: TradFi on VoltArb means tokenized / synthetic stocks, oil, indices and metals listed on crypto CEXes. Filter them with the TradFi chip. They are not cash equities, not broker custody, and often have weekend gaps, tracking error, and venue-specific D/W. Treat basis and product risk first — then fees and depth.
Through 2024–2026, major crypto exchanges increasingly list products that “look like” traditional markets: Tesla stock, WTI oil, NASDAQ-100, gold. Traders call this TradFi — traditional finance — on a crypto venue. Critical point: these are almost never the same assets as on the NYSE or at Interactive Brokers.
On VoltArb, “TradFi” is an asset class: routes on tokenized / synthetic equities, oil, indices, and metals. Separate filter. Not mixed with BTC/ETH spreads, so you do not trade crypto noise and oil in one pile.
The arbitrage shape is familiar: buy cheaper on one venue, sell richer on another (or spot vs perp). The product is different — and so is the risk.
Confusion starts with the ticker. See TSLA on BingX or Gate — your brain says “Tesla.” In practice you trade a venue contract / token that tracks a price (or index), not a registered share in DTC.
You hold (or short) a real security under brokerage rules. Corporate actions, dividends, voting rights, Reg T / margin rules apply.
Synthetic or tokenized exposure. Custody is the exchange. Settlement is crypto rails. Rules are the venue’s product sheet — not your broker agreement.
If you hedge “stock at a broker” against “TSLA on a CEX,” that is not classic same-instrument arb. It is cross-product basis with different custody, different trading hours, and different legal risk.
The set depends on the venue, but typical groups on VoltArb are:
| Group | Examples | Watch for |
|---|---|---|
| Equities | TSLA, AAPL, NVDA, META | Corp actions, weekends |
| Oil / energy | WTI, BRENT, NG | Roll, contango/backwardation |
| Indices | NAS100, SPX500, US30 | Index hours, gaps |
| Metals | XAU, XAG, XAUT | Spot vs token vs perp |
Tickers often differ across venues (NCxxxx on BingX, STOCK/PERP suffixes, etc.). VoltArb canonicalizes the base so routes join, but always verify the native symbol on the venue before entry.
Same canonical underlying cheaper on A, richer on B. Classic: buy A, sell B. Works only if products are comparable and transfer is real — or both legs are perps and you hedge without moving the asset.
Tokenized spot vs perp on the same underlying. Plus/minus funding. See funding guide and fair price.
NAS100 on one venue vs the “same” index on another. Index formulas, hours, and mark price can diverge — the spread is not free money.
On CEX TradFi, basis often matters more than the raw spread. The product may:
Before entry, compare both mids, expected funding over your hold, and round-trip fees. If the “spread” is 1.2% and basis + fees eat 1.0%, the cushion is too thin.
Classic crypto spot arb relies on transferring the coin. With TradFi often:
Many products cannot withdraw to a wallet as an ERC-20 “Tesla share.” Arb then is perp hedges / internal balances only — not transfer arb.
XAUT and similar sometimes transfer — then D/W status is critical. See D/W traps.
A venue may pause trading or D/W of a tokenized product around corporate events or regulatory windows — the “spread” stays on screen, execution does not.
The leverage rule is the same as crypto arb — see the 5x rule.
Open the scanner with TradFi filter — or tap the TradFi chip.
Confirm both legs are the same economic product (canonical base + venue sheet).
Check D/W / transfer path. If no transfer — only hedge-style arb.
Open Tracker: VWAP on size, fees, funding, net.
Size small on first fills. Journal the basis drift.
TradFi on crypto CEXes is its own class: tokenized stocks, oil, indices, metals. Not a broker, not NYSE cash. Filter with the TradFi chip, price basis and D/W, then net. VoltArb tags routes so you do not mix them with ordinary crypto noise.
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