Head to head
the arrow points to the better figure| Lighter | ApeX Omni | |
|---|---|---|
| Trading | ||
| $0.73 | ◀BTC trade, $10k | $10.78 |
| $245 | ◀BTC trade, $1M | $1,848 |
| $14.3M | ◀BTC book depth | $12.2M |
| 0.000%/0.000% | ◀Taker / maker | 0.050%/0.020% |
| 50x | Max leverage▶ | 100x |
| Size | ||
| $652.6M | ◀Volume 24h | $433.1M |
| $1.39B | ◀Volume, 7-day average | $415.3M |
| $589.6Mone side | Open interest | $153.9Mlongs + shorts |
| $663.6M | ◀TVL | $31.3M |
| Markets | ||
| 196 | ◀Markets | 126 |
| 90 | ◀Stocks & RWA | 40 |
| 1h | Funding paid every | 1h |
| +0.0096% | BTC funding /8h | +0.0059% |
| +0.673% | BTC longs paid, 30d | +0.322% |
| Access | ||
| No ID | KYC | No ID |
| $LIT | Token | $APEX |
| Season 3 | Airdrop | Not active |
Cost to trade BTC
| Size | Lighter | ApeX Omni |
|---|---|---|
| $1k | $0.070.7 bp | $1.0810.8 bp |
| $10k | $0.730.7 bp | $10.7810.8 bp |
| $100k | $11.831.2 bp | $10810.8 bp |
| $1M | $2452.4 bp | $1,84818.5 bp |
| $5M | $3,4446.9 bp | $38,35176.7 bp |
BTC funding per day
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daily, last 90 daysVolume by asset class
last 90 daysOn both: 107
funding /8h · Net 7d at $10k| Asset | Lighter | ApeX Omni | Spread | Net 7d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BTC | +0.0096% | +0.0059% | +0.0037% | −$11 |
| ETH | −0.0024% | +0.0100% | +0.0124% | −$18 |
| SOL | +0.0056% | −0.0079% | +0.0135% | +$16 |
| XRP | +0.0096% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$10 |
| LTC | +0.0096% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$35 |
| HYPE | +0.0096% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$18 |
| ZEC | +0.0312% | +0.0100% | +0.0212% | −$11 |
| NEAR | +0.0096% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$61 |
| PAXG | −0.0072% | +0.0099% | +0.0171% | +$4 |
| ADA | −0.0128% | +0.0100% | +0.0228% | −$19 |
| BCH | +0.0096% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$59 |
| DOGE | +0.0096% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$46 |
| BNB | +0.0096% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$12 |
| XLM | +0.0096% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$60 |
| TRX | +0.0024% | +0.0100% | +0.0076% | +$14 |
| POL | +0.0096% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$78 |
| AAVE | +0.0096% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$41 |
| HBAR | +0.0056% | +0.0100% | +0.0044% | −$19 |
| JUP | +0.0096% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$88 |
| SUI | +0.0096% | +0.0100% | +0.0004% | −$30 |
Only on Lighter: 101
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Questions
Is Lighter or ApeX Omni cheaper to trade?
Opening and closing $10,000 of BTC with market orders costs $0.73 on Lighter and $10.78 on ApeX Omni right now, taker fee and order-book slippage together, so Lighter is cheaper. Taker fees: 0% and 0.05%. Lighter: 0 / 0 is the default Standard account, whose taker orders wait 300 ms; a Premium account (140 ms) pays 0.4 bp maker, 2.8 bp taker.
Which has more markets, Lighter or ApeX Omni?
Lighter lists 196 active markets and ApeX Omni 126; 107 assets trade on both, 37 of them stocks, commodities or other real-world assets.
Does Lighter or ApeX Omni require KYC?
Lighter: No ID (the card deposit on-ramp is optional); not for the US, Canada, the UK, China, Russia, Ukraine or sanctioned countries. ApeX Omni: No ID; not for the US or sanctioned countries.
Can you arbitrage funding between Lighter and ApeX Omni?
Yes: 5 of the assets on both paid more in funding over the last 7 days than a $10k round trip on both costs. The best was SOL, long on ApeX Omni and short on Lighter, with $16 left after costs.
Which is bigger, Lighter or ApeX Omni?
24-hour volume: Lighter $652.6M, ApeX Omni $433.1M. Open interest as each reports it: $589.6M and $153.9M. ApeX Omni reports open interest as longs plus shorts, both sides of every position; Lighter reports one side. For the same positions ApeX Omni's figure reads about twice as large. TVL: $663.6M and $31.3M.