Hyperliquid vs ApeX Omni
Same lines, side by side: fees, leverage, markets, KYC, custody and referral perks, from official pages and DefiLlama.
| Line | Hyperliquid | ApeX Omni |
|---|---|---|
| 30-day volume | #P01 · $204,136.0MEdge | #P06 · $26,136.0M |
| Trading fees | 0.045% taker · 0.015% makerSeven tiers on 14-day weighted volume: 0.045%/0.015% below $5M, 0.040%/0.012% above $5M, 0.035%/0.008% above $25M, 0.030%/0.004% above $100M, 0.026%/0% from $2B. Maker rebates are paid on each trade. Spot volume counts double toward the tier.Edge | 0.05% taker · 0.02% makerStandard maker-taker rates published by ApeX: 5 bps taker, 2 bps maker. The VIP program then cuts fees by 14-day volume or staked APEX, down to 0% for traders and negative fees for market makers, and the most favourable rate between VIP and affiliate discounts is applied. |
| New-user perk | 4% off fees on your first $25M of volume | A fee discount on the referee's side, with the level set when the link is created; affiliate codes advertised publicly show 20% |
| Max leverage | up to 40× | up to 100×Edge |
| Perp markets | 234Edge | 100 |
| Identity check | No KYC | Not documented |
| Custody | Non-custodial: positions signed from your wallet | Non-custodial, wallet login |
| Settles on | HyperCore (L1 Hyperliquid) | ApeX Omni (multi-chain settlement) |
| Collateral | USDC | USDC, USDT |
| Where it runs | Web | Web |
| Chains | EVMArbitrum, HyperEVM | EVMArbitrum, Ethereum, Base, Mantle, BNB ChainEdge |
| Documented features | 6 of 10 | 7 of 10Edge |
| Order book | Yes | Yes |
| Cross margin | Yes | Yes |
| Spot trading | Yes | Yes |
| Vaults / copy vaults | Yes | Yes |
| Copy trading | Not documented | Not documented |
| Stocks, gold or forex | Yes | Yes |
| Points program | No | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Mobile app | Not documented | Not documented |
| Telegram bot | No | Not documented |
Which one should you pick?
Pick Hyperliquid if
You want deep liquidity, low fees and a public fee ladder you can plan around.
The deepest perp book in the set by an order of magnitude ($204B over 30 days) and the cheapest base tier, at 0.045% taker and 0.015% maker. Everything settles on Hyperliquid's own L1, with USDC arriving mainly through Circle's CCTP from Arbitrum.
app.hyperliquid.xyz
Pick ApeX Omni if
You already know you will stake APEX or trade enough volume to reach the VIP tiers.
A large multi-chain book: 100x leverage, more than a hundred perpetual contracts, and a VIP ladder that can take fees to zero. The catch is that the base rate (5 bps) is the second highest of the series, and the affiliate share is only visible once connected.
omni.apex.exchange
