ApeX Protocol vs Extended Comparison
| 0.02% maker / 0.05% taker | Fees | 0% maker / 0.025% taker |
ApeX Protocol
vs
ExtendedWinner
Pros & Cons
Pros
- No gas costs for users
- Perpetuals on equities, commodities and prediction markets too
- Around 90 crypto perpetuals, up to 100x leverage on BTC and ETH
- Operating since 2022 with no known loss of user funds
- Well-known backers
Cons
- Considerably lower volume than the market leaders
- Thinner order books in secondary markets
- No EU authorisation
- Support runs through community channels
Pros
- 0% maker fee, 0.025% taker
- Daily maker rebates based on maker share
- Very low network fees on Starknet
- Unified margin across several asset classes
- Self-custody
Cons
- Considerably smaller than the market leaders
- Around 50 trading pairs — a narrower list than competitors
- No EU authorisation
- Support runs through community channels
Score Comparison
4.4Usability4.3
4.1Features4.3
4.3Fees4.8
4.2Stability4.2
3.5Support3.7
Features
- No gas costs
- Crypto, equity and commodity perpetuals in one interface
- Operating since 2022 without a known security incident
- Up to 100x leverage on the main markets
- Fee-free on the maker side
- Team with Revolut roots
- Cross-asset collateral and unified margin
- Network costs in the cents range
Details
ApeX ProtocolExtended
| ApeX Protocol (by Bybit) | Company | Extended Finance |
| Singapore | Headquarters | Unknown (Decentralised team) |