VIX (VIX) price, where to buy & arbitrage

VIX 2 exchanges

vix (VIX) trades on 2 exchanges that Finder tracks live, across 2 perpetual markets. vix arbitrage means buying VIX where it is priced lower and selling where it is higher, capturing the gap before it closes. The deepest liquidity is on Ourbit ($1,849,984 of $1,849,984 total 24h volume). Finder compares every VIX quote in real time to surface the best cross-exchange arbitrage spread, with live deposit and withdrawal status on each rail. Closed transfer rails are flagged before you act, so a wide spread on a stuck route is never shown as live.

Data refreshed 2026-06-29
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$19.54
-0.53%24h
Most liquid Ourbit futures · $1.8M/24h

VIX price · last 7d

+5.97%
low 18.23 Ourbit · 7d high 21.065

Pre-IPO & tokenized-equity trading

Crypto

vix (VIX) trades as a pre-IPO / tokenized-equity perpetual across 2 exchanges. It lets traders take a position on vix before any public listing, the price set by perpetual-futures demand rather than a spot market, so it can diverge between exchanges.

Where VIX trades

2 markets
Exchange
Market
Funding
Bid
Ask
24h Vol
Vol%
NetworkD/WFee
Ourbit
futures
+0.0100%
$19.46
$19.62
$1.8M
100.0%
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Hyperliquid
futures
+0.0000%
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About vix spreads

Q.01 Where can I buy VIX? +
VIX is listed on 2 exchanges: Hyperliquid, Ourbit. The highest-volume market is Ourbit ($1,849,984 24h). Current lowest price: $19.54 on Ourbit (perp).
Q.02 Where is VIX cheapest to buy right now? +
The lowest live VIX price across the exchanges we track is $19.54 on Ourbit (futures). Prices move every second, so the cheapest exchange can change. The live table above is the source of truth.
Q.03 Does VIX trade on spot or futures? +
VIX is available across 2 perpetual markets. Both spot-versus-perp and cross-exchange spreads are surfaced on the dashboard.
Q.04 How do I arbitrage VIX between exchanges? +
Buy VIX on the cheaper exchange and sell on the dearer one, then settle the difference. You either transfer the coin (only when the deposit and withdrawal rail is open) or hold offsetting spot and perpetual legs. The main risks are transfer windows, fees and execution speed, all of which Finder surfaces per spread so you act only on routes that are actually open.
Q.05 How often are VIX prices and arbitrage data updated? +
Orderbook prices come from exchange WebSockets with per-symbol updates within seconds. Deposit/withdrawal status refreshes every few minutes. Arbitrage spreads are computed continuously from the same stream.

How to arbitrage VIX

Cross-exchange arbitrage
Compare spot prices across exchanges, move the coin on an open rail, capture the gap.
Spot-futures basis
Trade the basis between spot and the perpetual on the same asset.
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Funding-rate arbitrage
Earn the funding-rate spread delta-neutral across perpetual venues.
Full arbitrage guide
The complete playbook: routes, fees, transfer rails, risks and execution.

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