Side-by-side comparison of two perpetual futures exchanges — updated in real time.
Kinetiq Markets and edgeX target different market segments. Kinetiq focuses on TradFi assets (equities, indices, forex) on Hyperliquid, while edgeX offers 101 crypto perpetual markets with an off-chain matching engine.
Kinetiq Markets operates on Hyperliquid L1 as a HIP-3 exchange with 11 TradFi markets (S&P 500, TSLA, Gold, EUR/USD, etc.) at up to 50x leverage, charging 0.03% maker / 0.09% taker. edgeX uses an off-chain matching engine with Ethereum L2 settlement, listing 101 crypto markets at up to 100x leverage with lower fees of 0.02% maker / 0.05% taker. edgeX accepts USDC while Kinetiq uses USDH. Both tokens are live — KNTQ since November 2025 (55% community) and EDGE since March 2026 (70% community). edgeX has the edge in crypto market coverage and fee structure, while Kinetiq uniquely enables on-chain TradFi trading. Both have active reward programs with weekly distributions.
Choose Kinetiq Markets for on-chain TradFi perpetuals (equities, indices, commodities) on Hyperliquid. Choose edgeX for crypto perpetuals with lower fees, more markets, and higher leverage.