Variational vs edgeX
Same lines, side by side: fees, leverage, markets, KYC, custody and referral perks, from official pages and DefiLlama.
| Line | Variational | edgeX |
|---|---|---|
| 30-day volume | #P04 · $50,872.0MEdge | #P05 · $37,261.0M |
| Trading fees | 0% trading feesOmni charges no trading fee: the venue keeps the market-making spread instead. Deposits and withdrawals cost a flat $0.10 in USDC, and a forced liquidation is executed 0.5% away from the bid or ask.Edge | 0.045% taker · 0.040% makerRegular users below $10M of 14-day volume pay 0.040% maker and 0.045% taker on perps. Six VIP tiers follow, from 0.038%/0.043% at $10M down to 0.015%/0.020% above $7B. Rates are recalculated daily at 00:00 UTC and sub-account volume is pooled with the main account. |
| New-user perk | 1 point for every 10 points earned | 10% off trading fees, according to the promotional codes documented by affiliates |
| Max leverage | Not documented | up to 100×Edge |
| Perp markets | 500Edge | 292 |
| Identity check | No KYC | Not documented |
| Custody | Non-custodial, EVM wallet, gasless deposits | Non-custodial, wallet or email (MPC) login |
| Settles on | Arbitrum (Variational settlement pools) | edgeX Chain (StarkEx engine) |
| Collateral | USDC | USDC |
| Where it runs | Web | Web |
| Chains | EVMArbitrumEdge | |
| Documented features | 4 of 10 | 5 of 10Edge |
| Order book | No | Yes |
| Cross margin | Yes | Yes |
| Spot trading | No | Yes |
| Vaults / copy vaults | Yes | Not documented |
| Copy trading | Not documented | Not documented |
| Stocks, gold or forex | Yes | Yes |
| Points program | Yes | No |
| API | Not documented | Yes |
| Mobile app | Not documented | Not documented |
| Telegram bot | No | Not documented |
Which one should you pick?
Pick Variational if
You want one cross-margined account for crypto, equities, commodities and forex with no visible trading fee.
A zero-fee venue built on RFQ rather than an order book: the platform earns the spread it quotes, so your real cost is the price you accept, not a line on a fee schedule.
omni.variational.io
Pick edgeX if
You trade an order book and want stock and forex perps next to crypto.
A serious order book with the same base rate as Hyperliquid on the taker side, but a maker fee where Hyperliquid pays a rebate. The venue lists almost 300 contracts including stock and forex perps, and the fee tiers are the easiest of the series to read.
pro.edgex.exchange
