Lighter vs dYdX perpetual futures
Lighter vs dYdX: Lighter standard account 0 / 0 (API: all active markets 0 / 0); premium tiers via staked LIT fees and 1h funding; dYdX tier 1 taker 0.05% / maker 0.01% fees and 1h funding. 57 assets trade on both; longs paid less funding on Lighter for 14 of 57 right now.
as of 2026-10-10 15:07 UTC. source: each exchange's docs and public API, checked hourly.
rules side by side
| Lighter | dYdX | |
|---|---|---|
| markets | 213 | 73 |
| funding interval | 1h | 1h |
| funding cap | 0.5% per hour (4% per 8h) | 8h cap = 600% x (IMF - MMF) |
| base fees | standard account 0 / 0 (API: all active markets 0 / 0); premium tiers via staked LIT | tier 1 taker 0.05% / maker 0.01% |
| max leverage | 3-50x | 5-50x |
biggest funding gaps now (annualized)
| asset | Lighter | dYdX | gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEI | +10.5% | +130.7% | -120.2% |
| TIA | +10.5% | +108.8% | -98.3% |
| HBAR | +10.5% | +78.0% | -67.5% |
| WLFI | +10.5% | +49.5% | -39.0% |
| ARB | -38.5% | +0.0% | -38.5% |
| BONK | +10.5% | -6.2% | +16.7% |
| SOL | -12.3% | +0.0% | -12.3% |
| JUP | -1.8% | +9.8% | -11.6% |
| AAVE | +10.5% | +0.0% | +10.5% |
| ADA | +10.5% | +0.0% | +10.5% |
| BCH | +10.5% | +0.0% | +10.5% |
| DOGE | +10.5% | +0.0% | +10.5% |
| DOT | +10.5% | +0.0% | +10.5% |
| DYDX | +10.5% | +0.0% | +10.5% |
| EIGEN | +10.5% | +0.0% | +10.5% |