<p>Because MtGox is delaying USD withdrawals for several weeks so whoever wants to withdraw funds quickly has to do it buying Bitcoin and withdrawing in Bitcoin.
This creates a difference in prices. 
The question is why people still keep depositing to MtGox? May be because MtGox still has the biggest trade volume in the world, or may be they are old deposits</p>

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<p>For instance here: <a href="http://bitcoinwatch.com/" rel="nofollow">http://bitcoinwatch.com/</a> one exchange lists the BTC-USD rate at 133, while the other one lists at 122.</p>

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Related question: [Why don't people buy at one exchange and sell at another](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/12670/why-dont-people-buy-at-one-exchange-and-sell-at-another)
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Why are the BTC exchange rates different from website to website
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# Why are the BTC exchange rates different from website to website

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-09-24)

For instance here: <http://bitcoinwatch.com/> one exchange lists the BTC-USD rate at 133, while the other one lists at 122.

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> **username_1**: Related question: [Why don't people buy at one exchange and sell at another](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/12670/why-dont-people-buy-at-one-exchange-and-sell-at-another)  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2013-09-24. Score: 1

Because MtGox is delaying USD withdrawals for several weeks so whoever wants to withdraw funds quickly has to do it buying Bitcoin and withdrawing in Bitcoin.
This creates a difference in prices.
The question is why people still keep depositing to MtGox? May be because MtGox still has the biggest trade volume in the world, or may be they are old deposits


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