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| Metric | Lighter | Market Avg. |
|---|---|---|
| Volume / OI | 1.18 | 1.46 |
| OI Growth 7D | +3.5% | +2.4% |
| OI Growth 30D | +27.7% | +21.3% |
| Volume Growth 7D | +73.7% | -3.3% |
| Volume Growth 30D | +29.4% | +37.3% |
| OI / TVL soon | — | — |
| Asset | OI (USD) | Volume (USD) | Funding (APR) | Liquidations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
₿ BTC |
$334.7M | $655.4M | +1.31% | $266.3K |
Ξ ETH |
$201.7M | $234.9M | +1.31% | $3.1M |
S SOL |
$22.5M | $39.9M | +1.31% | $78.9K |
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Lighter is the fully onchain perpetual DEX built for perpetual futures trading on top of Ethereum with usage of zk technology and direct composability with Ethereum DeFi. Developed for professional traders by professional traders. The Lighter DEX lets traders take long and short positions across crypto markets, while its open interest, trading volume and funding rates provide a view of how much activity and positioning is taking place on the exchange.
This page tracks Lighter market data over time, including open interest, volume, funding, OI share and volume share. You can also compare Lighter with the broader perpetual DEX market and see which tracked assets account for the largest share of activity.
Lighter PerpDEX is a decentralized exchange for trading perpetual futures. Traders can open leveraged long or short positions without using expiring futures contracts. Lighter perps is part of the broader Perp DEX market alongside exchanges such as Hyperliquid and other onchain perpetual trading venues.
Lighter open interest is the total value of perpetual positions that are currently open on the exchange. It measures active positioning rather than trading activity: a trade can increase, reduce or close existing open interest depending on what happens to the positions involved.
Lighter dex volume measures the value of perpetual contracts traded on the exchange during a given period. Volume shows how actively Lighter is being traded, while open interest shows how much exposure remains in open positions.
The Lighter funding rate is the periodic payment mechanism used by perpetual futures markets to help keep perpetual contract prices aligned with the underlying market. Depending on the funding rate, payments are made between long and short traders.
Lighter currently charges 0% maker and 0% taker fees for Standard Accounts, which are the default account type. Premium Accounts for high-frequency traders use a separate fee schedule: without staking, the maker fee is 0.0040% and the taker fee is 0.0280%. Staking LIT reduces both fees, with discounts increasing by tier; at 500,000 LIT staked, the discount reaches 30%, reducing maker fees to 0.0028% and taker fees to 0.0196%.
