How to find spreads in the P2P.Army futures screener
The screener combines spot and futures from dozens of exchanges into pairs and sorts them by price spread. We read the table on real rows, the filters, the pair page and a checklist: why a 5% spread on a sub-cent coin is more often a trap than an opportunity.
The P2P.Army futures screener collects spot and perpetual futures prices from dozens of centralized exchanges and DEXs, pairs them up and sorts them by price spread. The table is part of the DEX/CEX plan; the strategy overview and FAQ on the landing page are free.
The screener table
| Column | What it shows | How to use it |
|---|---|---|
| Ticker | The trading pair | The star adds the pair to favorites |
| Legs | Two legs: LONG (buy) and SHORT (sell), type (FUT — perp, SPOT — spot), exchange, price and funding rate | Check that both exchanges are available to you |
| Price spread | The instant price spread between the legs — the main income | Compare it with the spread history on the pair page |
| Funding | Net funding per interval and per day — extra income or cost | If negative, it eats the spread while you wait |
| Countdown | The interval and time until the next payment for each futures leg | A spot leg has no funding |
| Life time | How long the spread has held | “0m” — the setup just appeared |
| Chart, bell | The pair page and an alert | Always open the pair page before entering |
Reading the EACCUSDT row
A long perp on Gate.io at 0.007221, a short on MEXC at 0.007620: a spread of +5.5255%. Funding is +0.015% per 4 hours, +0.09% a day. Lifetime is 0 minutes: the spread just appeared. On a coin worth less than a cent, five percent is a few price ticks and a thin book where the volume at the best prices may be tens of dollars.
Filters
- Direction. Spot + Futures, Futures + Futures or Futures + Spot — what each means is covered in lesson 5.
- Futures Markets. Only exchanges where you have an account; ALL / DEX / CEX quickly separates decentralized venues.
- Filter by. Select by price spread or by funding with a from–to range. An upper bound helps drop obviously suspicious spreads.
- Time until funding and Extras — as in the funding scanner: time until payment and pairs with different intervals. They do not affect pairs with a spot leg: spot has no funding.
- Limit. How many rows to show.
The pair page
The chart button opens the pair page: leg cards with price, rate and quote update time (“Updated 5 sec. ago”; stale quotes are highlighted in red), the price spread and funding, a spread history chart, funding rate history and a step-by-step “How to earn on this pair” guide — which leg to open, where the income comes from and when to close. We covered how to read the spread chart in lesson 4 on the MOOUSDT pair.
Pre-entry checklist
- 1
The spread holds rather than flickers
Life time is hours, and the spread history shows a stable gap that can converge rather than chaotic jumps. - 2
There is order book depth
Both exchanges have more volume at the needed prices than your position. Otherwise slippage eats the spread. - 3
Deposits and withdrawals are open
Check the coin’s status on both exchanges’ deposit and withdrawal pages. A closed transfer is the main reason for “eternal” spreads. - 4
It is the same coin
Compare the project name and token contract. Different projects with almost the same price sometimes share a ticker on different exchanges. - 5
Funding is not against you
Negative net funding eats the spread every interval while you wait. - 6
The result after fees
The spread minus four fees and a slippage buffer — lesson 7.
Frequently asked questions
What does the futures screener show?
Spot–futures and futures–futures pairs across exchanges with the price spread, net funding, time until payment and spread lifetime, and on the pair page — spread and funding history.
Why is a 5% spread on a little-known coin not ready profit?
Most often it cannot be captured: there is no volume in the book, deposits or withdrawals are closed on one exchange, or different coins trade under one ticker. Otherwise algorithms would close such a spread within seconds.
What does “0m” in the Life time column mean?
The spread just appeared. Such setups often disappear just as fast; the ones that hold for hours and are confirmed by spread history are more reliable.
How is the funding filter different from the spread filter?
The price spread filter selects pairs by the legs’ price difference — the screener’s main income. The funding filter selects by the net rate per interval, if funding is your main interest.
Sources
- 1.P2P.Army: futures screener — spot and futuresP2P.Army10/31/2026official
- 2.P2P.Army: funding rate arbitrage scannerP2P.Army10/31/2026
About the author
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Crypto expert and hands-on crypto arbitrage trader, investor and software developer with over 20 years of experience. On the P2P.Army blog he covers exchange news, P2P and cross-exchange arbitrage.
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