SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON
Lighter vs Paradex Compare published fees and activity. Figures can cover different product scopes and timestamps; higher activity does not guarantee better execution.
First venueHyperliquid Aster Lighter edgeX tradeXYZ Variational Omni ApeX Omni GRVT StandX Pacifica Antarctic Extended Paradex dYdX Second venueHyperliquid Aster Lighter edgeX tradeXYZ Variational Omni ApeX Omni GRVT StandX Pacifica Antarctic Extended Paradex dYdX
Normalized volume is a separate source-defined metric, not a wash-trading verdict. Amber observations are dated references or stale.
L Lighter An order-book venue with different account modes. Standard, Premium and Plus accounts trade off fees, latency and rate limits.
Open interest $544.48M
Reported volume · 24h $1.57B
Normalized volume · 24h $2.18B·
Reported volume · 30d $53.78B·
Maker / taker 0 bp / 0 bp
Taker fee / $100k $0.00
Fee schedule checked 22 Sept 2026 Standard account. Ordinary Standard-account orders. Premium and Plus accounts and specialized order types may charge fees; confirm the order ticket.
Official fee source ↗ Lighter main perpetuals only for API observations. Robinhood perpetuals are excluded. A public-page parent observation may have broader coverage; its scope is labelled.
Open Lighter ↗ ✳ Paradex A venue that distinguishes Retail and Pro orders. Zero retail fees do not apply universally to API trading.
Open interest $4.97M
Reported volume · 24h —
Normalized volume · 24h —
Reported volume · 30d —
Maker / taker 0 bp / 0 bp
Taker fee / $100k $0.00
Fee schedule checked 22 Sept 2026 Retail orders. Pro orders have a separate schedule. Settlement fees, spreads and funding are separate.
Official fee source ↗ Paradex perpetuals API observation; fee example applies to Retail orders.
Open Paradex ↗