<p>No it would not. Due to fees involved with transferring assets between exchanges, and exchange commissions, inter-exchange spreads would still exist. Everyone running bots would at best lower spreads, not eliminate them. </p>

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2014-05-23T07:57:16.357Z
2014-05-23T07:57:16.357Z
Matt
<p>There are already bots running on every market you can imagine. Because exchange operators are highly technical, most exchanges offer API's from the beginning.</p>

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2014-02-07T14:28:40.390Z
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abrkn
<p>If each bitcoin exchange ran a bitcoin-arbitrage bot (let's say the same one)themselves, would that quickly eliminate the spread, and therefore the opportunity for arbitrage? </p>

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would universal use of arbitrage bot stabilize the market?
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# would universal use of arbitrage bot stabilize the market?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-01-30)

If each bitcoin exchange ran a bitcoin-arbitrage bot (let's say the same one)themselves, would that quickly eliminate the spread, and therefore the opportunity for arbitrage?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2014-05-23. Score: 1

No it would not. Due to fees involved with transferring assets between exchanges, and exchange commissions, inter-exchange spreads would still exist. Everyone running bots would at best lower spreads, not eliminate them.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-02-07. Score: 0

There are already bots running on every market you can imagine. Because exchange operators are highly technical, most exchanges offer API's from the beginning.


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